Kurds in Norway
 Kurdish demonstration against ISIS in Norway, 12 May 2016 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,100 (2013 official estimate of Kurdish speakers[1])-25,000 (2016 Kurdish Institute of Paris estimate[2]) Around 0.47 % of the Norwegian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Oslo | |
| Languages | |
| Norwegian, Kurdish languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (99%), Christianity (1%)[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kurdish diaspora |
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Kurds in Norway are Kurds living in Norway. The number of Kurds is estimated between 7,100 and 25,000 and they come mainly from countries in the Middle East. Most Norwegian Kurds live in the capital Oslo. In 1993, population of Kurds in Norway was estimated as 2,000 by Kurdish Institute of Paris (KIP).[4] Today, citing a report of the KIP, Rudaw estimates that between 25'000 and 30'000 Kurds reside in Norway.[5]
Political representation[]
In the Parliamentary Elections of September 2021, two Members of Kurdish descent were elected, one being Seher Aydar of the Red Party and the other Mani Hussaini from the Labour Party.[5]
Religious affiliation[]
Most Kurds in Norway are Muslim and there is a small Christian community among them, mostly Protestants.
See also[]
- Kurdish diaspora
References[]
- ^ "Minoritetsspråk i Norge En kartlegging av eksisterende datakilder og drøfting av ulike fremgangsmåter for statistikk om språk". Statistics of Norway. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Diaspora Kurde (2016)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Kurd, Kurmanji in Norway".
- ^ Rigoni, Isabelle (1998). "Les mobilisations des Kurdes en Europe". Revue européenne des migrations internationales (in French). 14 (3): 204. doi:10.3406/remi.1998.1654. ISSN 0765-0752. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Shakir, Leyla (14 September 2021). "Two Kurds win seats in Norwegian parliament". Rudaw. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
Categories:
- Asian diaspora in Norway
- Kurdish diaspora in Europe