Country background

metadata_test_landbak

Country background is the person's own country of birth or the country they have lived in for the last 20 years.

Comment

From 1 January 2003 the definition was changed by also including the country of birth of the grandparents. From 1 January 2010 the definition applies only to the individual's country of birth

About the variable

Unit types A unit type is the type of objects (units) that statistics are produced for, for example person, enterprise, and election

Person

Subject areas

Population

Valid from: 2020-01-01

Documentation: API documentation

Classification: https://dataportal.test.ssb.no/classifications/91

Sensitive personal data: No

Validity periods

When a variable definition changes meaning time periods can be set for each distinct meaning. A specific validity period may be chosen below by selecting the date from which it is valid.

Contact

Contact

Last updated on: 2026-09-29