Map Facts

This map shows the naturalisation rate for municipalities and regions in the Nordic countries in 2016. In this map, the naturalisation rate is made up of the number of foreign citizens who acquired the citizenship of the Nordic country in question in 2016 as a share of every 100 residents of the same country who hold only foreign citizenship.

The darker orange colours show municipalities with higher naturalisation rates. The lighter orange colours show municipalities with rates that are lower, but still above the Nordic average (5.1). Finally, the brown hues represent municipalities with naturalisation rates below the Nordic average.

In some regards, a high naturalisation rate is understood as a sign of faster integration, although there are several methodological aspects to consider regarding this indicator.

Data for Greenland and the Faroe Islands was not available. Furthermore, it should be noted that the naturalisation rate is calculated including all foreign nationals. By that, the naturalisation rate does not take into account whether the foreign nationals meet the legal requirement for naturalisation.

Map id: 02256e

Designer/Cartographer
Linus Rispling

Data source
Data source: NSIs

Published 21 June 2017

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