This map shows the change in the foreign-born population in the Nordic municipalities between 1995 and 2015. The smaller map shows the change in the foreign-born population in the Nordic Regions between 1995 and 2015.
The blue tones indicate municipalities or regions with an increase in their foreign-born population between 1995 and 2015. The darker the blue the stronger the positive change. The red colour indicates municipalities or regions with a decrease in foreign-born population between 1995 and 2015.
There has been an increase in the percent of foreign born in almost every region in the Nordic Region. Over the past 20 years, the share of the foreign-born population in the Nordic Region has increased from 6.5% to 14.3%. On the national level, the increase has been fastest in Norway followed by Sweden. At the regional level, the increase has been fastest in Rogaland, Oslo and Akershus in Norway and in Suðurnes in Iceland. The only municipalities that have seen declines in the percent of foreign born are municipalities in Iceland and central and northern Finland outside the larger urban areas and across Greenland.
