Table 4 Employed first generation immigrants by region of birth and years of residence. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years and in absolute figures. Q4 2003 and Q4 2004

4	Employed first generation immigrants by region of birth and years of residence. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years and in absolute figures. Q4 2003 and Q4 2004

	Total population	Total	The Nordic countries	Western Europe else	New EU countries in Eastern Europe	Eastern Europe else	North America and Oceania	Asia¹	Africa	South and Central America


	Per cent
2003, total	69.4	56.6	71.8	66.9	61.5	55.5	54.8	49.8	41.7	58.8

Less than 4 years		46.4	74.6	64.3	56.2	43.5	45.1	35.7	30.4	46.2
4-6 years		58.8	79.8	71.4	68.1	56.2	59.1	48.1	43.9	60.0
7 years or more		60.4	69.0	67.0	63.2	60.3	57.9	56.0	49.1	62.5

2004, total	69.3	56.6	71.5	67.5	64.5	55.6	56.4	49.8	41.2	58.4

Less than 4 years		46.3	73.1	64.9	64.7	42.7	45.2	34.8	29.7	44.2
4-6 years		58.2	79.7	73.4	70.3	58.2	60.8	49.0	42.8	59.3
7 years or more		60.3	69.3	67.4	63.4	60.1	60.3	55.6	48.6	62.3

	Absolute figures
2003, total	2 260 000	143 167	32 411	19 921	6 409	17 375	4 033	45 719	11 089	6 210

Less than 4 years		29 976	7 215	4 472	1 773	3 359	835	8 431	2 846	1 045
4-6 years		19 835	5 350	2 559	635	3 079	443	5 298	1 900	571
7 years or more		93 356	19 846	12 890	4 001	10 937	2 755	31 990	6 343	4 594


2004, total	2 274 000	149 296	32 101	20 782	7 732	18 610	4 158	47 800	11 747	6 366

Less than 4 years		29 864	6 328	4 798	2 844	3 469	863	7 771	2 831	960
4-6 years		22 022	4 977	2 665	742	3 540	446	6 740	2 246	666
7 years or more		97 410	20 796	13 319	4 146	11 601	2 849	33 289	6 670	4 740

¹	Including Turkey.