Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

2   Table 2. Employed by region of birth, sex and generation. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years and in absolute figures. Q4 2004.
  Total 16-24 years 25-39 years 40-54 years 55-74 years
  Absolute figures
Total population 2 274 000  289 780  789 847  777 969  416 404
           
First generation immigrants, total  149 296 16 381 65 326 50 830 16 759
The Nordic countries 32 101 2 295 12 677 10 914 6 215
Western Europe else 20 782  656 7 670 7 878 4 578
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 7 732  839 3 332 2 674  887
Eastern Europe else 18 610 3 159 8 216 6 282  953
North America and Oceania 4 158  127 1 451 1 768  812
Asia1 47 800 6 778 23 170 15 514 2 338
Africa 11 747 1 762 6 240 3 307  438
South and Central America 6 366  765 2 570 2 493  538
           
Norwegian born by foreign born parents, total2 7 832 4 161 2 640  935 96
The Nordic countries 1 116  214  462  408 32
Western Europe else  790  174  368  215 33
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  504  124  161  211 8
Eastern Europe else  448  181  221 39 7
North America and Oceania  124 18 47 45 14
Asia1 4 189 2 944 1 229 15 1
Africa  514  405  107 2 -
South and Central America  147  101 45 - 1
           
  Per cent
Total population 69.30 57.80 80.10 82.30 49.00
           
First generation immigrants, total 56.60 43.10 60.80 65.10 41.70
The Nordic countries 71.50 63.50 81.10 80.90 51.10
Western Europe else 67.50 39.50 75.50 78.70 51.10
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 64.50 52.70 69.40 73.20 45.50
Eastern Europe else 55.60 45.80 62.40 64.40 25.90
North America and Oceania 56.40 24.90 62.40 69.20 41.10
Asia1 49.80 41.40 53.90 55.50 27.10
Africa 41.20 30.90 44.20 46.90 26.90
South and Central America 58.40 45.10 59.40 68.30 43.60
           
Norwegian born by foreign born parents, total2 56.90 47.80 70.80 80.00 63.20
The Nordic countries 72.50 53.90 79.80 81.60 50.80
Western Europe else 68.80 46.90 79.00 79.90 78.60
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 66.50 47.50 72.20 80.80 61.50
Eastern Europe else 67.70 57.60 77.30 72.20 87.50
North America and Oceania 64.20 33.30 83.90 75.00 60.90
Asia1 51.80 47.70 65.10 75.00  100.00
Africa 51.20 48.70 63.30 66.70 -
South and Central America 39.80 33.40   - 50.00
1  Including Turkey.
2  By mothers native country.

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