Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

5   Employed first generation immigrants, by region of birth, years of residence and age. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years in each group and in absolute figures. Q4 2003
  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 55.6 71.5 66.8 61 53.9 54.5 48.6 40.3 56.9
                     
16-24 years 59.5 42.8 66.9 39.9 46.6 46.4 26.4 40.1 29.7 43.6
25-39 years 79.7 59.4 80.7 73.9 65.2 60.6 60.2 52.4 43.3 58.2
40-54 years 82.1 64.2 80.6 77.8 72 61.6 69.1 54.4 46.1 66.1
55-74 years 48.6 41.3 50.5 51.4 45.7 23.5 37.5 26.1 27.2 43.5
                     
Less than 4 years, total   45.2 74 64 55.2 41.8 44.7 34.1 29.1 44
                     
16-24 years   35.6 71 37.8 40.8 34.8 24.6 27.8 20.9 30.2
25-39 years   50.4 77.5 70.5 61.1 47.1 53.1 39.2 34.1 48.9
40-54 years   47.3 71.9 67.8 64.2 43.1 48.5 33.5 26.1 47.6
55-74 years   20.8 53.6 39.3 33.3 14.1 25.2 5.3 7.8 17.1
                     
4-6 years, total   57.4 79.4 71.2 67.5 54.3 58.1 46.1 42.1 57.4
                     
16-24 years   43.4 65.9 33.1 55.4 48 24.3 40.3 34.2 51.5
25-39 years   62.8 83 75.7 70.4 61.7 61.8 51.2 47.5 58.5
40-54 years   59.2 77 72.4 70 60.4 60.6 42.7 40.1 59
55-74 years   28.6 65.5 45.2 47.5 11.5 38.3 11.7 12.4 50
                     
7 years or more, total   59.6 68.8 66.9 62.9 59 57.7 55 47.9 60.8
                     
16-24 years   50.3 54.8 48.2 54.7 52.4 34.4 50.9 41.3 49
25-39 years   65 81.9 77.2 68.2 69.2 67.4 60.6 50.7 64.3
40-54 years   67.6 82.3 80.3 73.6 66.2 74.1 58.5 51.2 68.2
55-74 years   43.1 49.9 51.9 45.9 27 38.2 29.8 31 44.2
                     
  Absolute figures
Total 2 260 000  140 727 32 256 19 895 6 357 16 888 4 007 44 583 10 735 6 006
                     
16-24 years  294 011 15 869 2 632  649  739 2 973  138 6 400 1 587  751
25-39 years  793 309 61 652 12 828 7 255 2 446 7 529 1 380 21 945 5 820 2 449
40-54 years  769 853 47 383 10 783 7 547 2 326 5 587 1 719 14 174 2 931 2 316
55-74 years  402 827 15 823 6 013 4 444  846  799  770 2 064  397  490
                     
Less than 4 years, total   29 189 7 162 4 456 1 741 3 227  827 8 054 2 726  996
                     
16-24 years   5 890 1 827  391  379  682 96 1 802  558  155
25-39 years   18 356 4 104 3 064 1 062 1 863  525 5 146 1 897  695
40-54 years   4 505 1 036  905  287  636  180 1 062  259  140
55-74 years    438  195 96 13 46 26 44 12 6
                     
4-6 years, total   19 363 5 324 2 552  629 2 972  436 5 081 1 822  547
                     
16-24 years   2 242  348 60 62  485 9  832  378 68
25-39 years   12 659 3 615 1 737  392 1 685  277 3 411 1 177  365
40-54 years   3 967 1 120  675  156  744  132  784  254  102
55-74 years    495  241 80 19 58 18 54 13 12
                     
7 years or more, total   92 175 19 770 12 887 3 987 10 689 2 744 31 448 6 187 4 463
                     
16-24 years   7 737  457  198  298 1 806 33 3 766  651  528
25-39 years   30 637 5 109 2 454  992 3 981  578 13 388 2 746 1 389
40-54 years   38 911 8 627 5 967 1 883 4 207 1 407 12 328 2 418 2 074
55-74 years   14 890 5 577 4 268  814  695  726 1 966  372  472
1  Including Turkey.

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