Immigration To Norway
The immigrant population in Norway is approximately 710 465 persons. The number includes immigrants and children born in Norway to two immigrant parents. The five largest immigrant groups in Norway are in turn Polish, Swedish, Pakistani, Somali and Iraqi.
Due to Norway's membership in the European Economic Area, migrants from the European Union as well as Iceland and Liechtenstein do not require any residency permits.
At the beginning of 1992, immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents totalled 183,000 persons, or 4.3 per cent of Norway’s population. Twenty years later, at the beginning of 2012, these groups had risen to 710 465 persons or 14.1 per cent of the population.
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