Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

9   Employed first generation immigrants, by selected countries of birth. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years. Q4 2002 and 2003
  Population 2002 2003
  Employed Employment rate Population Employed Employment rate
The whole population 3 234 083 2 267 000 70.1 3 256 107 2 260 000 69.4
             
First generation immigrants in total  241 049  139 185 57.7  252 461  140 533 55.7
Of which            
Afghanistan 1 977  548 27.7 2 967  720 24.3
Bosnia-Herzegovina 11 232 6 648 59.2 11 431 6 611 57.8
Brasil - - - 1 013  504 49.8
Chile 5 221 3 352 64.2 5 355 3 295 61.5
Denmark 15 958 10 683 66.9 15 737 10 513 66.8
Eritrea 1 392  810 58.2 1 482  827 55.8
Ethiopia 1 732  867 50.1 1 921  943 49.1
The Philippines 5 579 3 661 65.6 6 063 3 771 62.2
Finland 5 993 4 302 71.8 5 943 4 185 70.4
France 2 082 1 305 62.7 2 097 1 307 62.3
Ghana 1 053  655 62.2 1 095  668 62.3
India 4 263 2 675 62.7 4 303 2 647 61.5
Iraq 10 829 3 970 36.7 11 204 3 786 33.8
Iran 9 625 4 731 49.2 10 285 4 791 46.6
Iceland 2 947 2 121 72.0 2 923 2 088 71.4
Italy 1 140  700 61.4 1 167  708 60.7
Former Yugoslavia 6 771 3 322 49.1 6 933 3 324 47.9
China 3 186 1 881 59.0 3 581 1 991 55.6
Croatia 2 014 1 269 63.0 2 100 1 276 60.8
Lebanon 1 147  443 38.6 1 196  441 36.9
Macedonia 1 511  825 54.6 1 569  830 52.9
Marocco 3 964 1 847 46.6 4 075 1 814 44.5
Netherlands 3 123 2 292 73.4 3 228 2 338 72.4
Pakistan 13 432 5 968 44.4 13 774 6 001 43.6
Poland 5 890 3 782 64.2 6 183 3 971 64.2
Romania 1 151  704 61.2 1 278  788 61.7
Russia 4 543 2 399 52.8 5 705 2 765 48.5
Soamlia 8 029 2 324 28.9 9 385 2 332 24.8
Spain 1 318  780 59.2 1 323  809 61.1
Sri Lanka 7 313 4 577 62.6 7 551 4 514 59.8
United Kingom 9 270 6 324 68.2 9 188 6 199 67.5
Sweden 19 816 15 354 77.5 19 823 15 038 75.9
Thailand 4 314 2 413 55.9 5 029 2 718 54.0
Tyrkia [Turkey]. 7 791 3 790 48.6 8 203 3 835 46.8
Germany 8 748 5 934 67.8 9 227 6 246 67.7
USA 5 611 3 005 53.6 5 462 2 896 53.0
Hungary 1 183  630 53.3 1 151  583 50.7
Vietnam 11 009 6 405 58.2 11 260 6 313 56.1

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