Number of immigrants in Norway by background 2024| ��ƽ��

Foreign population in Norway from 2014 to 2024, by immigration background

Characteristic	First generation immigrants without Norwegian background	Persons born in Norway with one foreign born parent	Persons born in Norway with two foreign born parents	Foreign born with one parent born in Norway	Persons born abroad to parents born in Norway
2024	931,081	304,008	221,459	40,880	39,248
2023	877,227	297,976	213,810	40,322	39,265
2022	819,356	291,705	205,819	39,626	39,236
2021	800,094	284,174	197,848	38,861	39,198
2020	790,497	277,085	188,757	38,195	39,086
2019	765,108	269,862	179,294	37,495	38,977
2018	746,661	262,617	169,964	36,836	38,863
2017	724,987	255,817	158,764	36,125	38,685
2016	698,550	248,054	149,657	35,444	38,483
2015	669,380	242,217	135,583	34,513	37,919
2014	633,110	235,000	126,075	33,692	37,709

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March 2024

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Norway

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2014 to 2024

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as of January 1 each year

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Over the past 10 years, the number of people with an immigrant background living in Norway increased. Whereas nearly 1.1 million people with an immigrant background lived in Norway in 2014, this number had increased to nearly 1.5 million as of 2024. Of these, first generation immigrants was, by far, the largest group, counting 930,000 people. The second largest group was people born in Norway with one parent born abroad, followed by inhabitants born in Norway with two parents born abroad.

Immigration to the Nordics

Norway is not the only Nordic country with increasing immigration. Immigration has increased in each Nordic country from 2000 and onwards, with Sweden leading immigration until being taken over by Denmark in 2022. Sweden has taken in a comparatively high number of refugees, but most immigrants to the Nordics are from other European countries, such as in Finland.

Population challenges in the Nordics

Over time, the fertility rate has declined in each Nordic country, and as of 2022, Iceland had the highest fertility rate in the region with only 1.6 children born per woman. Moreover, those aged 70 and older are increasingly making up larger portions of Nordic societies. These factors combined can create challenges as there are less workers available, making immigration an important factor in the Nordic labor markets.