Statistics Norway

The Storting electoral survey among immigrants

4 Storting Election 2009. Electoral turnout in per cent among the sample of Immigrants and Norwegian- born to immigrants with Norwegian citizenship. By country background and years of residence
Country background1 Electoral turnout in per cent. Years of residence Persons entitled to vote in the sample. Years of residence Norwegian citizens with immigrant background. Years of residence
Total 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30 years and more Total 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30 years and more Total 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30 years and more
Total 52.2 50.4 44.1 52.8 68.9 6 785 1 356 2 222 1 582 1 625  163 103 29 578 60 756 43 558 29 211
                               
Europe 52.8 39.2 41.0 54.3 72.5 2 741  434  858  427 1 022 56 132 8 086 21 664 9 228 17 154
Africa 53.1 55.5 49.4 50.9 67.3  648  206  253  140 49 21 151 6 098 8 691 4 617 1 745
Asia 50.3 54.2 44.4 51.9 58.9 2 499  584  917  774  224 76 329 14 351 28 177 26 043 7 758
North and Central America 69.4 62.9 50.0 60.4 79.1  398 62 68 48  220 3 063  458  564  374 1 667
South America 57.0 55.3 49.8 58.2 70.6  399 62  117  172 48 6 291  575 1 647 3 272  797
Oceania 69.0 : : : 77.4  100 8 9 21 62  137 10 13 24 90
                               
                               
The Nordic Countries 76.7 : 65.1 59.9 80.7  470 7 35 57  371 8 802  235  566  971 7 030
Western Europe else, except Turkey 75.9 : 74.1 73.2 77.1  522 22 35 65  400 7 173  345  625  901 5 302
Eastern Europe 43.9 38.9 38.0 56.8 64.2 1 499  381  689  212  217 32 158 6 621 17 493 4 262 3 782
North-America and Oceania 74.0 : : 52.9 79.2  338 22 17 39  260 1 919  109 95  154 1 561
Asia, Africa, South- and Central-America, Turkey 50.7 53.9 45.9 51.7 58.4 3 956  924 1 446 1 209  377  113 051 22 268 41 977 37 270 11 536
                               
                               
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand2 72.1 60.7 57.9 65.2 78.0 1 642 79  181  256 1 126 26 220 1 438 4 029 4 546 16 207
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA 48.4 49.9 43.2 51.4 57.6 5 143 1 277 2 041 1 326  499  136 883 28 140 56 727 39 012 13 004
                               
                               
Selected countries                              
Denmark 79.4 : : : 83.0  199 1 3 19  176 4 218 46  115  354 3 703
Sweden 80.9 : 67.9 84.6 84.3  199 5 28 26  140 3 021  157  324  329 2 211
Croatia 43.2 31.1 51.4 : 69.0  199  103 37 17 42 1 827  900  338  169  420
Poland 61.5 : 46.2 72.2 68.8  200 8 65 79 48 4 518  171 1 622 1 963  762
United Kingdom 77.7 : : : 79.9  197 2 12 19  164 1 615 36 90  150 1 339
Russia 54.0 52.1 55.9 : :  200 96 93 5 6 3 329 1 661 1 525 61 82
Turkey 41.6 : 47.5 43.0 29.4  250 24 99 93 34 7 999  885 2 980 3 094 1 040
Germany 73.9 : : 66.7 74.6  199 16 15 30  138 2 870  188  251  297 2 134
Bosnia-Herzegovina 36.8 : 35.9 : :  250 24  217 4 5 8 845  526 8 015  125  179
Macedonia 30.5 : 27.0 38.8 21.4  200 17 74 67 42 1 725  127  702  586  310
Kosovo 25.2 22.7 24.7 : :  250 88  146 12 4 5 984 1 995 3 372  544 73
Morocco 51.5 39.0 50.0 59.0 :  200 41 58 78 23 4 318  579 1 493 1 603  643
Somalia 52.8 58.3 47.1 55.6 .  250  120  121 9 - 7 029 3 043 3 528  439 19
Afghanistan 50.0 51.0 39.4 64.3 .  200  153 33 14 - 1 821 1 443  286 91 1
Sri Lanka 63.2 57.7 60.4 66.4 :  250 26  111  107 6 6 645  631 3 305 2 552  157
Philippines 53.2 62.3 46.8 53.5 :  250 53 79 99 19 5 459 1 158 1 845 2 017  439
India 60.0 : 60.8 61.9 56.9  200 7 51 84 58 4 217  307 1 033 1 787 1 090
Iraq 48.6 52.0 43.0 : :  249  127  107 14 1 8 425 4 582 3 454  371 18
Iran 52.4 52.9 51.6 52.3 :  250 34  126 88 2 9 327 1 715 4 234 3 319 59
China 36.5 35.7 31.1 38.9 50.0  200 28 90 54 28 2 695  391 1 282  705  317
Pakistan 55.2 : 43.5 58.6 57.1  250 19 62 99 70 16 586  946 4 175 6 854 4 611
Thailand 53.0 64.2 46.7 51.3 :  200 67 90 39 4 2 770  879 1 267  563 61
Vietnam 36.4 : 33.0 37.6 :  250 16  100  125 9 12 718  815 5 206 6 376  321
USA 74.7 : : : 79.6  198 11 5 15  167 1 525 79 70  106 1 270
Chile 54.5 : 44.7 56.2 :  200 12 47  121 20 4 294  103 1 024 2 713  454
1  Own, mother's or father's country of birth.
2  Country classifications Western/Non-western are not longer in use. This is replaced by two new country classifications.

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