Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

2   Employed by immigrant background, region of birth and age. Q4 2005. Per cent of persons aged 16-74 years and in absolute figures
  Total 16-24 years 25-39 years 40-54 years 55-74 years
  Absolute figures
Total population 2 298 000  284 267  789 930  790 675  433 128
           
First generation immigrants, total  159 260 16 396 70 342 54 758 17 764
The Nordic countries 32 251 2 143 12 535 11 216 6 357
Western Europe else 21 497  617 7 940 8 253 4 687
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 10 289  943 4 996 3 338 1 012
Eastern Europe else 20 117 3 212 8 942 6 829 1 134
North America and Oceania 4 155  114 1 498 1 729  814
Asia1 51 313 6 755 24 871 17 031 2 656
Africa 12 765 1 840 6 735 3 681  509
South and Central America 6 873  772 2 825 2 681  595
           
Norwegian born by foreign born parents, total2 8 566 4 381 3 084  986  115
The Nordic countries 1 125  214  447  430 34
Western Europe else  767  153  351  224 39
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  528  127  157  230 14
Eastern Europe else  474  164  260 42 8
North America and Oceania  111 21 32 41 17
Asia1 4 768 3 154 1 597 15 2
Africa  604  424  177 3 -
South and Central America  189  124 63 1 1
           
  Per cent
Total population 69.4 55.8 80.7 82.7 49.9
           
First generation immigrants, total 57.5 42.3 62.2 65.8 42.2
The Nordic countries 72.4 63.6 82.0 82.4 51.7
Western Europe else 68.5 39.1 77.1 79.5 51.4
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 68.6 55.0 74.1 75.5 47.7
Eastern Europe else 56.2 43.8 63.8 65.1 28.6
North America and Oceania 58.3 25.2 64.0 69.3 44.4
Asia1 50.6 40.5 55.4 56.4 27.7
Africa 41.8 30.7 45.0 47.5 27.7
South and Central America 60.0 46.8 61.0 69.5 45.2
           
Norwegian born by foreign born parents, total2 55.9 45.2 72.8 80.6 66.1
The Nordic countries 72.8 53.2 81.0 81.6 53.1
Western Europe else 66.2 40.2 79.1 79.7 75.0
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 66.8 45.0 74.4 82.7 70.0
Eastern Europe else 63.6 46.7 80.0 68.9  100.0
North America and Oceania 62.7 38.9 71.1 78.8 65.4
Asia1 51.6 45.8 68.4 78.9  100.0
Africa 51.5 45.7 73.1  100.0 -
South and Central America 37.4 29.7 75.0 33.3 50.0
1  Including Turkey.
2  By mothers native country.

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