Table 4 Employed first generation immigrants by region of birth and years of residence in Norway. Q4 2004 and Q4 2005. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years and in absolute figures

4	Employed first generation immigrants by region of birth and years of residence in Norway. Q4 2004 and Q4 2005. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years and in absolute figures

	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
2004, total	69.3	56.6	71.6	67.6	64.6	55.5	56.6	49.8	41.2	58.4

Less than 4 years		46.2	73.6	65.1	64.8	42.7	45.2	34.8	29.8	44.9
4-6 years		58.2	79.6	73.5	70.3	58.2	60.1	49.0	42.8	59.2
7 years or more		60.3	69.4	67.5	63.5	60.1	60.9	55.6	48.6	62.3

2005, total	69.4	57.5	72.4	68.5	68.6	56.2	58.3	50.6	41.8	60.0

Less than 4 years		47.6	74.8	66.3	71.4	42.0	46.4	35.0	29.9	45.1
4-6 years		59.0	79.2	74.8	74.7	59.7	60.9	51.4	44.8	62.2
7 years or more		61.0	70.6	68.2	64.7	60.8	62.9	56.1	48.5	64.1

	Absolute figures
2004, total	2 274 000	149 022	31 884	20 587	7 731	18 631	4 068	47 927	11 780	6 414

Less than 4 years		29 891	6 209	4 704	2 849	3 488	867	7 895	2 871	1 008
4-6 years		22 015	4 978	2 668	742	3 539	448	6 730	2 242	668
7 years or more		97 116	20 697	13 215	4 140	11 604	2 753	33 302	6 667	4 738


2005, total	2 298 000	159 260	32 251	21 497	10 289	20 117	4 155	51 313	12 765	6 873

Less than 4 years		32 176	5 894	4 960	4 952	3 539	870	7 941	2 964	1 056
4-6 years		23 202	4 149	2 646	964	4 026	435	7 786	2 407	789
7 years or more		103 882	22 208	13 891	4 373	12 552	2 850	35 586	7 394	5 028

¹	Including Turkey.