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