Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

2   Employed by immigrant background, region of birth and age. Q4 2006. Per cent of persons in total and in absolute figures
  Total 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30 years and more
  Absolute figures
Total population 2 389 000  114 374  203 132  230 621 1 840 873
           
First generation immigrants, total  181 444 4 472 15 487 24 872  136 613
The Nordic countries 33 497  394 1 934 3 810 27 359
Western Europe else 23 920  171  638 2 175 20 936
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 16 171  159 1 360 3 252 11 400
Eastern Europe else 22 864 1 186 2 772 3 401 15 505
North America and Oceania 4 530 15  122  447 3 946
Asia1 57 784 1 933 6 094 8 355 41 402
Africa 15 030  473 1 866 2 295 10 396
South and Central America 7 648  141  701 1 137 5 669
           
Norwegian born by foreign born parents, total2 10 218 2 398 3 061 2 241 2 518
The Nordic countries 1 199  105  129  149  816
Western Europe else  819 69  127 97  526
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  569 65 82 53  369
Eastern Europe else  567  119  105  142  201
North America and Oceania  126 13 16 14 83
Asia1 5 908 1 679 2 247 1 527  455
Africa  768  227  297  196 48
South and Central America  262  121 58 63 20
           
  Per cent
Total population 70.0 37.2 73.1 79.8 72.5
           
First generation immigrants, total 60.1 26.2 56.4 63.2 62.7
The Nordic countries 73.5 35.7 73.9 81.2 73.6
Western Europe else 70.9 24.2 51.0 77.5 72.3
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 71.3 26.5 68.0 73.9 72.8
Eastern Europe else 59.2 30.6 60.3 65.6 62.1
North America and Oceania 61.1 8.0 33.7 62.0 64.2
Asia1 53.3 26.6 53.7 56.3 55.3
Africa 45.2 16.9 45.7 46.5 48.5
South and Central America 62.6 26.1 59.1 63.4 65.2
           
Norwegian born by foreign born parents, total2 53.8 29.0 68.7 72.3 79.3
The Nordic countries 72.1 37.2 67.5 74.9 82.4
Western Europe else 67.7 27.8 67.9 71.9 82.2
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 64.0 30.4 57.3 67.1 81.5
Eastern Europe else 60.4 31.2 75.5 84.5 80.1
North America and Oceania 65.3 30.2 64.0 73.7 78.3
Asia1 50.2 29.3 69.1 70.9 70.4
Africa 47.1 25.8 70.7 74.2 73.8
South and Central America 37.1 24.0 60.4 78.8 76.9
1  Including Turkey.
2  By mothers native country.

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