The population of Oslo is monitored by Statistics Norway. As of 2022, the population of Oslo sat at 702,543.
Population As of 2022, the population of Oslo sat at 702,543.
Origin Population GroupYear197019801990200020102020Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number% Norwegians469,17596.2%424,75693.4%399,87887.3408,29880.4%420,46971.7%451,53465.1%Norwegian born in Norway458,08494.0%409,80490.1%379,34682.8%377,65374.4%374,42163.8%389,13056.1%Foreign born to Norwegian born parents2,1290.4%2,5850.6%3,0540.7%3,5070.7%6,2411.1%7,2211.0%Norwegian born with one foreign-born parent8,9621.8%12,3672.7%17,4783.8%27,1385.3%39,8076.8%55,1838.0%Total: Immigrants18,1883.8%30,1166.6%58,48612.8%99,16919.5%166,39128.4%241,96034.9%Immigrants15,9813.3%25,2785.6%47,06310.3%73,77714.5%122,37920.9%177,45525.6%Norwegian born to immigrant parents4920.1%2,3950.5%8,1641.8%20,9634.1%38,1106.5%56,8998.2%Foreign born with one Norwegian parent1,7150.4%2,4430.5%3,2590.7%4,4290.9%5,9021.0%7,6061.1%Total487,363100%454,872100%458,364100%507,467100%586,860100%693,494100% Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by country background for Oslo, 2023 Persons 2023 0301 Oslo municipality Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents Total243 932 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand72 492 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions171 440 Immigrants Total184 251 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand64 932 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions119 319 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents Total59 681 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand7 560 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions52 121 As of 2022, immigrants of non-Western origin and their children enumerated 164,824, and made up an estimated 24% of Oslo's population.
Immigrants of Western origin and their children enumerated 71,858, and made up an estimated 10% of the city's population. Immigrants made up a total of 35% of Oslo's population in 2022.
Number of immigrants The current number of immigrants by country living in Oslo, Norway, as of 1 January 2020 are as follows; NationalityPopulation (2021)22,62916,83816,16011,6948,3077,1887,0336,6866,6856,585
Religion Religiously, the residents of Oslo are in a majority-minority state with the largest group religious group being adherents to the Lutheran Church of Norway, but these do not make up the majority of residents. Irreligious people make up 28.9% of the population with the largest other religious group being Islam which makes up 9.5% of the city.
See also Norwegian immigrant statistics
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