African immigration to Norway
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Total population | |||
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131,700[1] (2019 Official Norway estimate) 2.45% of the Norwegian population | |||
Regions with significant populations | |||
Oslo | |||
Languages | |||
Norwegian, Afroasiatic languages, Niger–Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages | |||
Religion | |||
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Traditional African religions |
African immigration to Norway (Norwegian: Afrikaner) refers to immigrants to Norway from Africa. An estimated 131,700 people in Norway are either first or second generation immigrants from Africa. Most of these have a background as asylum seekers.[1]
Distribution[]
North and Northeast Africans[]
Immigration from countries in Africa to Norway grew slightly from the end of the 1980s, but grew markedly from 2000 onwards.[citation needed] The growth is usually attributed mainly to a rise in the number of immigrants from North and Northeast Africa, including Somalia (25,496), Morocco (8,058), Eritrea (5,789) and Ethiopia (5,156).[2]
Other Africans[]
Compared with North and Northeast Africans, the percentage of Africans from other regions as a proportion of recent[clarification needed] immigrants to Norway from Africa is relatively low.
Most other Africans in Norway come from West Africa, especially Ghana (2,034), Gambia (1,409) and Nigeria (1,247).[2] There is also a sizeable population of Africans from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2,050).
Demographics[]
Country of origin[]
Most African Norwegians have a background from the following countries:
Country | Population (1970)[3] | Population (1980) | Population (1990) | Population (2000)[4] | Population (2010)[2] | Population (2014) [1] | Increase (2010–2014) |
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Total | 1,179 | 3,188 | 10,069 | 26,521 | 67,168 | 97,152 | 44.64% |
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3 | 26 | 1,303 | 8,386 | 25,496 | 35,912 | 40.85% |
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0 | 3 | 18 | 733 | 5,789 | 14,397 | 148.70% |
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401 | 1,130 | 2,380 | 5,409 | 8,058 | 9,111 | 13.07% |
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8 | 214 | 1,398 | 2,525 | 5,156 | 7,807 | 51.42% |
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6 | 25 | 57 | 371 | 1,318 | 3,092 | 134.60% |
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12 | 12 | 83 | 236 | 2,050 | 2,590 | 26.34% |
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8 | 29 | 730 | 1,341 | 2,034 | 2,424 | 19.17% |
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11 | 108 | 284 | 504 | 1,247 | 1,964 | 57.50% |
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64 | 130 | 435 | 880 | 1,497 | 1,637 | 9.35% |
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16 | 114 | 303 | 642 | 1,275 | 1,636 | 28.31% |
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19 | 143 | 568 | 984 | 1,409 | 1,606 | 13.98% |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 1,119 | 1,350 | 20.64% |
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39 | 100 | 358 | 607 | 1,106 | 1,279 | 15.64% |
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3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 1,075 | 1,220 | 13.49% |
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11 | 176 | 246 | 473 | 903 | 1,167 | 29.24% |
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83 | 170 | 281 | 399 | 806 | 1,118 | 38.71% |
Regional distribution[]
Norwegians with African background live in the following regions:
County | African Norwegian[5] | Percent of county population |
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40,438 | 5.94% |
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13,431 | 2.15% |
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10,376 | 1.98% |
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9,660 | 2.03% |
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6,614 | 2.22% |
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6,149 | 2.17% |
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3,781* | 1.23%* |
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4,508 | 1.85% |
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4,156 | 2.40% |
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3,990 | 1.59% |
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3,422 | 2.04% |
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3,490 | 1.77% |
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3,646 | 1.92% |
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3,990 | 2.13% |
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4,108 | 1.55% |
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1,855* | 1.37%* |
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1,829 | 1.67% |
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1,939 | 1.65% |
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1,202 | 1.58% |
The " * " symbol demarcates figures from 2010
Notable people[]
See also[]
- African immigration to Europe
- Afro-Norwegian
- Eritreans in Norway
- Ethiopians in Norway
- Moroccans in Norway
- Somalis in Norway
- Sudanese in Norway
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Statistics Norway - Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, 1 January 201=9
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Statistics Norway - Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background. 1 January 2010
- ^ "StatBank Norway". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ Statistisk Sentralbyrå - Folkemengd etter tre variantar av landbakgrunn, fødeland og statsborgarskap. 1. januar 2000 Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statistics Norway - Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country background and county. 1 January 2019
- African diaspora in Norway
- Norwegian people of African descent