Russians in Norway
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 21,504 (2019 Official Norway estimate)[1] 0.40% of the Norwegian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Oslo, Sør-Varanger. | |
| Languages | |
| Norwegian, Russian, Chechen, Tatar, Sami | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Russian diaspora, Chechen diaspora |
Russians in Norway are people born in Russia or whose parents were both born in Russia and who live in Norway.
Demographics[]
As of 1 January 2012 there were 16,833 Russians in Norway, of whom 14,953 were first generation immigrants while 1,880 were Norwegian-born descendants.[2] In 2019 the number have risen to 21,504, and Russians make up 0.40% of the Norwegian population, and 2.28% of all foreign residents in Norway are Russians.
In the only municipality that borders Russia, Sør-Varanger, there are 420 Russians. They make up 4.14% of the population, and 24,93% of all foreign residents in the municipality.[3]
Around one fifth of Russians in Norway lives in Oslo. 4,137 Russians lives in Oslo, but fewer than 1,000 in other cities such as Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger.[4]
Around one-third of Russians in Norway have refugee background mostly from Chechnya.
Marriage[]
Many Russian women have come to Norway to marry Norwegian men with no immigrant background. The Norwegian-Russians are one of the immigrant groups with the highest proportion of women, a total of 67% women; only Norwegian-Filipinos have a higher proportion of women. Russian men in Norway largely marry Russian women in Norway (75%, or 681 out of 912 marriages in 2007), while Russian women in Norway marry Norwegian men without immigrant background (69%, or 2,253 out of 3,259 marriages in 2007).[5]
Notable people[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents".
- ^ 04.html Persons with an immigrant background, by immigration category, country background and gender. January 1, 2012 Archived 2012-09-18 at the Wayback Machine SSB, Retrieved August 22, 2012
- ^ "KommuneProfilen. Statistikk og nøkkeltall om antall og andel innvandrere etter land og landbakgrunn i kommuner og fylker - basert på statistikk fra SSB".
- ^ "Innvandrere etter landbakgrunn. Antall og andel. 2019-Russland".
- ^ Henriksen, Kristin (2007). Fakta om 18 innvandrergrupper i Norge. ISBN 978-82-537-7221-9.
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