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 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
Total 69.3           56.6           71.5 67.5 64.5 55.6 56.4           49.8           41.2 58.4
                     
16-24 years 57.8 43.1 63.5 39.5 52.7 45.8 24.9 41.4 30.9 45.1
25-39 years 80.1 60.8 81.1 75.5 69.4 62.4 62.4 53.9 44.2 59.4
40-54 years 82.3 65.1 80.9 78.7 73.2 64.4 69.2 55.5 46.9 68.3
55-74 years 49.0 41.7 51.1 51.1 45.5 25.9 41.1 27.1 26.9 43.6
                     
Less than 4 years, total   46.3 73.1 64.9 64.7 42.7 45.2 34.8 29.7 44.2
                     
16-24 years   35.5 68.6 39.5 50.9 32.8 22.3 28.5 21.9 32.8
25-39 years   51.5 77.4 71.6 67.8 47.6 55.7 39.6 34.4 48.4
40-54 years   50.2 70.1 67.8 71.8 47.2 43.9 36.2 28.5 50.4
55-74 years   22.8 55.6 33.8 48.1 21.6 25.0 6.7 7.7 17.0
                     
4-6 years, total   58.2 79.7 73.4 70.3 58.2 60.8 49.0 42.8 59.3
                     
16-24 years   43.2 59.6 30.1 49.6 46.8 22.0 41.9 38.8 43.4
25-39 years   63.6 83.7 78.7 74.5 65.9 65.0 54.2 46.3 60.6
40-54 years   60.2 78.1 75.5 71.0 63.3 64.5 47.0 41.2 66.5
55-74 years   29.1 64.2 43.1 57.6 18.4 36.6 10.7 8.3 40.0
                     
7 years or more, total   60.3 69.3 67.4 63.4 60.1 60.3 55.6 48.6 62.3
                     
16-24 years   50.7 52.6 43.9 56.6 53.0 35.3 52.3 38.9 51.4
25-39 years   66.5 82.0 78.7 70.0 71.1 69.4 61.7 53.3 65.7
40-54 years   68.1 82.5 81.3 73.9 68.4 74.7 58.9 51.5 69.9
55-74 years   43.3 50.5 51.8 45.2 27.5 42.1 30.3 31.3 44.7
                     
  Absolute figures
Total 2 274 000  149 296 32 101 20 782 7 732 18 610 4 158 47 800 11 747 6 366
                     
16-24 years  289 780 16 381 2 295  656  839 3 159  127 6 778 1 762  765
25-39 years  789 847 65 326 12 677 7 670 3 332 8 216 1 451 23 170 6 240 2 570
40-54 years  777 969 50 830 10 914 7 878 2 674 6 282 1 768 15 514 3 307 2 493
55-74 years  416 404 16 759 6 215 4 578  887  953  812 2 338  438  538
                     
Less than 4 years, total   29 864 6 328 4 798 2 844 3 469  863 7 771 2 831  960
                     
16-24 years   5 795 1 550  413  478  690 82 1 822  588  172
25-39 years   18 746 3 667 3 293 1 762 2 004  586 4 846 1 938  650
40-54 years   4 853  923 1 000  579  709  169 1 052  291  130
55-74 years    470  188 92 25 66 26 51 14 8
                     
4-6 years, total   22 022 4 977 2 665  742 3 540  446 6 740 2 246  666
                     
16-24 years   2 525  267 58 62  540 9 1 045  485 59
25-39 years   14 329 3 472 1 760  502 1 956  275 4 500 1 412  452
40-54 years   4 664 1 005  766  159  961  147 1 140  339  147
55-74 years    504  233 81 19 83 15 55 10 8
                     
7 years or more, total   97 410 20 796 13 319 4 146 11 601 2 849 33 289 6 670 4 740
                     
16-24 years   8 061  478  185  299 1 929 36 3 911  689  534
25-39 years   32 251 5 538 2 617 1 068 4 256  590 13 824 2 890 1 468
40-54 years   41 313 8 986 6 112 1 936 4 612 1 452 13 322 2 677 2 216
55-74 years   15 785 5 794 4 405  843  804  771 2 232  414  522
1  Including Turkey.

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