Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

5   Employed first generation immigrants, by years of residence in Norway, age and region of birth. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years in each group and in absolute figures. Q4 2005
  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
Total 69.4 57.5 72.4 68.5 68.6 56.2 58.3 50.6 41.8 60.0
                     
16-24 years 55.8 42.3 63.6 39.1 55.0 43.8 25.2 40.5 30.7 46.8
25-39 years 80.7 62.2 82.0 77.1 74.1 63.8 64.0 55.4 45.0 61.0
40-54 years 82.7 65.8 82.4 79.5 75.5 65.1 69.3 56.4 47.5 69.5
55-74 years 49.9 42.2 51.7 51.4 47.7 28.6 44.4 27.7 27.7 45.2
                     
Less than 4 years, total   47.6 74.8 66.3 71.4 42.0 46.4 35.0 29.9 45.1
                     
16-24 years   34.7 71.6 38.1 55.6 32.2 23.4 26.7 20.8 30.5
25-39 years   52.8 78.2 73.1 73.4 46.9 58.3 40.0 35.0 49.5
40-54 years   52.8 73.8 68.5 77.8 45.9 38.8 37.0 28.3 52.8
55-74 years   24.6 53.5 31.5 54.5 23.5 21.5 8.9 7.0 23.3
                     
4-6 years, total   59.0 79.2 74.8 74.7 59.7 60.9 51.4 44.8 62.2
                     
16-24 years   42.9 58.3 31.9 59.7 44.7 22.5 41.6 39.5 45.1
25-39 years   65.0 83.9 79.2 76.8 67.9 66.1 57.7 48.8 64.4
40-54 years   60.5 77.2 77.9 79.4 64.2 64.2 49.1 43.3 65.2
55-74 years   31.7 62.4 49.4 50.0 24.4 39.0 13.0 15.5 54.5
                     
7 years or more, total   61.0 70.6 68.2 64.7 60.8 62.9 56.1 48.5 64.1
                     
16-24 years   49.6 49.5 44.0 52.4 50.3 33.0 51.8 38.5 55.9
25-39 years   68.0 83.3 80.9 74.6 73.2 70.2 63.0 53.2 67.1
40-54 years   68.6 83.8 82.2 73.9 69.4 75.6 59.6 51.7 71.3
55-74 years   43.7 51.3 52.1 47.3 29.6 46.1 30.3 31.3 45.8
                     
  Absolute figures
Total 2 298 000  159 260 32 251 21 497 10 289 20 117 4 155   51 313   12 765 6 873
                     
16-24 years  284 267 16 396 2 143  617  943 3 212  114 6 755 1 840  772
25-39 years  789 930 70 342 12 535 7 940 4 996 8 942 1 498 24 871 6 735 2 825
40-54 years  790 675 54 758 11 216 8 253 3 338 6 829 1 729 17 031 3 681 2 681
55-74 years  433 128 17 764 6 357 4 687 1 012 1 134  814 2 656  509  595
                     
Less than 4 years, total   32 176 5 894 4 960 4 952 3 539  870 7 941 2 964 1 056
                     
16-24 years   5 575 1 432  350  589  723 75 1 684  560  162
25-39 years   20 464 3 420 3 350 3 121 2 038  629 5 087 2 084  735
40-54 years   5 632  860 1 176 1 182  708  143 1 107  307  149
55-74 years    505  182 84 60 70 23 63 13 10
                     
4-6 years, total   23 202 4 149 2 646  964 4 026  435 7 786 2 407  789
                     
16-24 years   2 693  222 60 86  569 9 1 191  492 64
25-39 years   14 983 2 878 1 732  665 2 254  283 5 105 1 518  548
40-54 years   4 965  830  766  196 1 092  120 1 421  375  165
55-74 years    561  219 88 17  111 23 69 22 12
                     
7 years or more, total    103 882 22 208 13 891 4 373 12 552 2 850 35 586 7 394 5 028
                     
16-24 years   8 128  489  207  268 1 920 30 3 880  788  546
25-39 years   34 895 6 237 2 858 1 210 4 650  586 14 679 3 133 1 542
40-54 years   44 161 9 526 6 311 1 960 5 029 1 466 14 503 2 999 2 367
55-74 years   16 698 5 956 4 515  935  953  768 2 524  474  573
1  Including Turkey.

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