African immigration to Norway
African immigration to Norway refers to immigrants to Norway from Africa. An estimated 131,700 people in Norway are either first or second generation immigrants from Africa. Most of these have a background as asylum seekers.
Distribution
North and Northeast Africans
Immigration from countries in Africa to Norway grew slightly from the end of the 1980s, but grew markedly from 2000 onwards. The growth is usually attributed mainly to a rise in the number of immigrants from North and Northeast Africa, including Somalia, Morocco, Eritrea and Ethiopia.Other Africans
Compared with North and Northeast Africans, the percentage of Africans from other regions as a proportion of recent immigrants to Norway from Africa is relatively low.Most other Africans in Norway come from West Africa, especially Ghana, Gambia and Nigeria. There is also a sizeable population of Africans from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Demographics
Country of origin
Most African Norwegians have a background from the following countries:| Country | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Increase |
| Total | 1,179 | 3,188 | 10,069 | 26,521 | 67,168 | 97,152 | 44.64% |
| 3 | 26 | 1,303 | 8,386 | 25,496 | 35,912 | 40.85% | |
| 0 | 3 | 18 | 733 | 5,789 | 14,397 | 148.70% | |
| 401 | 1,130 | 2,380 | 5,409 | 8,058 | 9,111 | 13.07% | |
| 8 | 214 | 1,398 | 2,525 | 5,156 | 7,807 | 51.42% | |
| 6 | 25 | 57 | 371 | 1,318 | 3,092 | 134.60% | |
| 12 | 12 | 83 | 236 | 2,050 | 2,590 | 26.34% | |
| 8 | 29 | 730 | 1,341 | 2,034 | 2,424 | 19.17% | |
| 11 | 108 | 284 | 504 | 1,247 | 1,964 | 57.50% | |
| 64 | 130 | 435 | 880 | 1,497 | 1,637 | 9.35% | |
| 16 | 114 | 303 | 642 | 1,275 | 1,636 | 28.31% | |
| 19 | 143 | 568 | 984 | 1,409 | 1,606 | 13.98% | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 1,119 | 1,350 | 20.64% | |
| 39 | 100 | 358 | 607 | 1,106 | 1,279 | 15.64% | |
| 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 1,075 | 1,220 | 13.49% | |
| 11 | 176 | 246 | 473 | 903 | 1,167 | 29.24% | |
| 83 | 170 | 281 | 399 | 806 | 1,118 | 38.71% |
Regional distribution
Norwegians with African background live in the following regions:| County | African Norwegian | Percent of county population |
| Oslo | 40,438 | 5.94% |
| Akershus | 13,431 | 2.15% |
| Hordaland | 10,376 | 1.98% |
| Rogaland | 9,660 | 2.03% |
| Østfold | 6,614 | 2.22% |
| Buskerud | 6,149 | 2.17% |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 3,781* | 1.23%* |
| Nordland | 4,508 | 1.85% |
| Telemark | 4,156 | 2.40% |
| Vestfold | 3,990 | 1.59% |
| Troms | 3,422 | 2.04% |
| Hedmark | 3,490 | 1.77% |
| Oppland | 3,646 | 1.92% |
| Vest-Agder | 3,990 | 2.13% |
| Møre og Romsdal | 4,108 | 1.55% |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 1,855* | 1.37%* |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 1,829 | 1.67% |
| Aust-Agder | 1,939 | 1.65% |
| Finnmark | 1,202 | 1.58% |
The " * " symbol demarcates figures from 2010