Norwegians with Pakistani background

Pakistani Norwegian
Total population
39,257 (2019 Official Norway estimate)[1] 0.7% of the Norwegian population
Regions with significant populations
Oslo
Languages
Norwegian, English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Saraiki, Sindhi, Balochi,
Religion
Islam (mostly Sunni and Ahmadiyya) Christianity Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Pakistani, Pakistani diaspora

Pakistani Norwegians are Norwegians of Pakistani descent, 65.23% of Pakistanis in Norway live in the capital Oslo.[2] First-generation Pakistani Norwegians, who migrate from Pakistan, are distinguished from the mainstream in several demographic aspects, while second-generation Pakistani Norwegians, who are born in Norway, are well established in Norway and have gone on to become professionals and politicians.

Almost 70% of the Pakistanis in Norway are originally from Kharian, Punjab. The city is often nicknamed as Little Norway.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents".
  2. ^ Strazny, Philipp (1 February 2013). Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Routledge. ISBN 9781135455224 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Mussadaq, Maha (4 March 2012). "Claim to fame: A little bit of Norway lives in Kharian". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ Shahzad, Mirza Khurram (26 September 2014). "Footprints: Norway in Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 23 January 2023.