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NORWEGIANS IN NORWAY There are nearly 4.5 million ethnic Norwegians living in Norway today. The Norwegians are a Scandinavia n Ethnic Group , and the primary descendants of the Norse (along with the Swedes , Danes , Icelanders and Faroese ). ''See also History Of Norway ''. This Century , the UN ranked Norway "The world's best place to live" in its annual '' Human Development Index '' (HDI) report, which is essentially a composite of quality of life, in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. For the global genetic make-up of the Norwegian people and other peoples, see also: and [https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html NORWEGIANS IN THE REST OF THE WORLD Norwegian citizens abroad ''See also: List Of Norwegian Citizens Abroad '' As with many of the people from smaller European countries, Norwegians are spread throughout the world. There are more than 100,000 Norwegian citizens are living abroad permanently, mostly in the USA, the UK and in the other Scandinavian countries. United States of America ''See the complete article on Norwegian-American s'' Many Norwegians emigrated to the USA between the 1850s and the 1920s. Today, the descendants of these people are known as Norwegian-Americans . According to the 2000 US Census, 3 million Americans consider Norwegian to be their sole or primary ancestry. It is estimated that as many as 1.5 million more are of partial Norwegian ancestry. Norwegian-Americans represent between 2 and 3% of the white non-Hispanic population in the US. They mostly live in the Upper Midwest. Canada During the same time period as Norwegian immigration to the USA, some Norwegians also immigrated to Canada . According to the 2001 Canadian census, 360,000 Canadians reported Norwegian ancestry. Approximately 47,000 of these consider Norwegian to be their sole or primary ancestry, and another 316,000 are of partial Norwegian ancestry. Norwegians represent 1.5% of the total white Canadian population. OTHER TERMS USED The Norwegians are and have been referred to by other terms as well. Of them are:
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