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Ukraine is the immigrant group that has grown most in ten years

Ukraine is the immigrant group that has grown most in ten years

The ten groups with the biggest increase in immigrants by country background, 2016–2026. Increase in number of people.

  1. Ukraine+80,889
  2. Syrian Arab Republic+32,330
  3. Poland+16,016
  4. India+8,328
  5. Eritrea+8,227
  6. Afghanistan+6,619
  7. Philippines+5,897
  8. Lithuania+5,689
  9. Thailand+5,685
  10. Romania+5,513

Ukraine: from 4,572 to 85,461 immigrants, 80,889 more. Second is Syrian Arab Republic with +32,330.

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Country backgroundImmigrants 2016Immigrants 2026Increase
1. Ukraine4,57285,461+80,889
2. Syrian Arab Republic9,71042,040+32,330
3. Poland95,724111,740+16,016
4. India10,95419,282+8,328
5. Eritrea17,59225,819+8,227
6. Afghanistan14,23320,852+6,619
7. Philippines19,77625,673+5,897
8. Lithuania37,37643,065+5,689
9. Thailand17,51823,203+5,685
10. Romania13,38018,893+5,513
Source: Statistics Norway, table 13880 · Chart: TallvettUpdated 5 Mar 2026
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How this chart was made
  • The figures are Statistics Norway's own, from table 13880: resident immigrants on 1 January by country background. The increase we calculated: the number in 2026 minus the number in 2016.
  • The groups are ranked by the increase in people, not in per cent. A small group can grow by a large percentage and still add few people.
  • The figures count residents on 1 January, not how many arrived during the year. Immigrants are people born abroad to two foreign-born parents who themselves immigrated to Norway; country background is the country the immigrant was born in. This is Statistics Norway's definition.
  • The table shows how much each group has grown, not why. Small numbers (one and two) are changed to 0 or 3 to protect privacy. Countries without a figure in both years are not included.

Statistics Norway's notes on the table

  • All one and two digits have been changed to 0 or 3 for each country separately to protect privacy. When the figures are aggregated to parts of the world and country groups, the total may therefore deviate somewhat from the actual figures.

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