Statistics Norway

15 Municipal and County council election 2011. Electoral turnout in per cent for groups with different citizenship/country background among the sample of foreign citizens1 immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents with Norwegian citizenship, by citizenship/country background and sex
Citizenship/Country background Foreign citizens1 Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents with Norwegian citizenship
Electoral turnout in per cent Persons entitled to vote in the sample Electoral turnout in per cent Persons entitled to vote in the sample
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 31.9 28.9 35.2 6 463 3 174 3 289 42.7 41.3 44.1 6 788 3 111 3 677
                         
Europe 31.2 27.4 35.9 3 342 1 768 1 574 41.7 38.4 44.4 2 546 1 111 1 435
Africa 37.2 40.7 32.9  396  225  171 46.6 45.0 48.3 1 048  547  501
Asia 30.8 30.6 31.0 1 840  780 1 060 41.9 41.7 42.2 2 498 1 158 1 340
North and Central America 43.3 37.1 48.3  353  160  193 51.5 53.0 50.8  196 66  130
South America 28.5 21.0 32.5  398  154  244 43.2 40.2 46.4  400  190  210
Oceania 42.5 43.7 40.4  134 87 47 53.0 61.5 47.5  100 39 61
                         
                         
EU/EEA-countries 32.4 28.4 37.7 2 432 1 336 1 096 59.8 56.0 62.3 1 117  434  683
Non EU/EEA countries 22.2 17.0 26.1  912  434  478 29.2 28.1 30.3 1 431  678  753
North America 44.3 37.1 50.3  268  125  143 59.0 56.8 60.3  100 37 63
Oceania 42.5 43.7 40.4  134 87 47 53.0 61.5 47.5  100 39 61
Africa 37.2 40.7 32.9  396  225  171 46.6 45.0 48.3 1 048  547  501
Asia 30.9 30.8 31.0 1 838  778 1 060 41.9 41.7 42.1 2 496 1 157 1 339
South and Central America 29.9 24.2 33.1  483  189  294 43.3 41.1 45.3  496  219  277
                         
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 33.0 28.8 38.3 2 830 1 546 1 284 59.7 56.1 62.1 1 304  506  798
Africa, Asia, South and Central America, Europe except EU/EEA and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand 29.7 29.2 30.1 3 633 1 628 2 005 39.9 39.3 40.5 5 484 2 605 2 879
                         
Selected countries                        
Denmark 44.9 35.5 56.0  198  107 91 74.0 68.0 77.6  200 75  125
Sweden 38.5 41.3 35.4  200  104 96 62.3 56.9 65.4  199 72  127
Poland 8.0 5.8 12.8  250  172 78 43.5 38.1 46.0  200 63  137
Russia 25.6 17.6 29.1  246 74  172 31.0 18.8 34.9  200 48  152
Turkey 23.2 20.8 27.4  198  125 73 34.1 34.9 33.3  249  129  120
Germany 38.6 30.7 49.0  241  137  104 64.5 62.2 66.1  200 82  118
Bosnia-Herzegovina 17.9 15.4 20.7  196  104 92 30.8 34.7 27.0  250  124  126
Somalia 50.5 52.1 48.1  198  119 79 50.2 46.5 54.1  249  127  122
Philippines 36.0 44.1 34.3  200 34  166 42.0 30.9 45.1  250 55  195
India 22.4 21.8 23.2  196  101 95 44.0 44.6 43.6  200 83  117
Iraq 22.5 24.6 17.7  200  138 62 39.5 43.4 33.3  248  152 96
China 15.7 13.7 16.9  198 80  118 30.5 24.4 34.7  200 82  118
Pakistan 43.7 50.0 38.3  199 92  107 50.4 48.9 52.2  250  137  113
Thailand 32.5 21.1 33.5  249 19  230 39.0 12.9 43.8  200 31  169
Chile 21.7 20.2 23.8  198  114 84 42.0 38.7 46.9  200  119 81
1  Foreign citizens have, if they meet the requirements for right to vote that apply to Norwegian citizens, the right to vote in municipal- and county council elections if they have been continuously residing in the country for the last three years prior to the election day, or is citizen in another Nordic country and registered as residing in Norway on 30 June.

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