African immigration to Norway

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African Norwegians
Total population
149,502 [1] (2023 Official Norway estimate) 2.7% 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 150,000 people in Norway are either first or second generation immigrants from Africa. Most of these have a background as asylum seekers. [1]

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Distribution

Horn of Africa

Immigration from countries from the Horn of Africa to Norway grew slightly from the end of the 1980s, but grew markedly from 2000 onwards. The growth is usually attributed mainly to a rise in the number of refugees from Somalia (43,273), Eritrea (27,855) and Ethiopia (11,505). [2] Around 30% of all Africans in Norway are of Somali descent, [3] around 20% are Eritreans, [4] and the other 50% (65.850) are from the rest of Africa.

Other Africans

Compared with immigrants from Somalia and Eritrea, the percentage of Africans from other regions of Africa is low. [1] 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), and there are also a Moroccan community in Norway.

Crime

According to Statistics Norway, in the 2010-2013 period, the proportion of African-born perpetrators of criminal offences aged 15 and older in Norway was 107.1 per 1000 residents. When corrected for variables such as age and gender as well as employment, the total decreased to 90.06. This is higher compared to the averages of 44.9 among native Norwegians. Somali-born perpetrators of criminal offences was 123.8 and 102.3 after age and gender adjustment. For Eritrean-born perpetrators of criminal offences it was 79.9 and 67.1 after age and gender adjustment. [5] Immigrants from Africa had a higher crime rate compared to migrants from other parts of the world. Asian-born perpetrators of criminal offences was 75.5 and 66.9 after age and gender adjustment, and for Eastern European-born the numbers where 73.2 and 59.0 after age and gender adjustment. [6]

Demographics

Country of origin

Most African Norwegians have a background from the following countries:

CountryPopulation (1970) [7] Population (1980)Population (1990)Population (2000) [8] Population (2010) [2] Population (2014) [1] Increase (2010–2014)
Total1,1793,18810,06926,52167,16897,15244.64%
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3261,3038,38625,49635,91240.85%
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 03187335,78914,397148.70%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4011,1302,3805,4098,0589,11113.07%
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 82141,3982,5255,1567,80751.42%
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 625573711,3183,092134.60%
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1212832362,0502,59026.34%
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 8297301,3412,0342,42419.17%
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 111082845041,2471,96457.50%
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 641304358801,4971,6379.35%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 161143036421,2751,63628.31%
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 191435689841,4091,60613.98%
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 003621,1191,35020.64%
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 391003586071,1061,27915.64%
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 3823261,0751,22013.49%
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 111762464739031,16729.24%
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 831702813998061,11838.71%

Regional distribution

Norwegians with African background live in the following electoral districts:

Electoral districtAfrican Norwegian [9] Percent of electoral district
Oslo komm.svg Oslo 40,4385.94%
Akershus vapen.svg Akershus 13,4312.15%
Hordaland vapen.svg Hordaland 10,3761.98%
Rogaland vapen.svg Rogaland 9,6602.03%
Ostfold vapen.svg Østfold 6,6142.22%
Buskerud vapen.svg Buskerud 6,1492.17%
Sor-Trondelag vapen.svg Sør-Trøndelag 3,781*1.23%*
Nordland vapen.svg Nordland 4,5081.85%
Telemark vapen.svg Telemark 4,1562.40%
Vestfold vapen.svg Vestfold 3,9901.59%
Troms vapen.svg Troms 3,4222.04%
Hedmark vapen.svg Hedmark 3,4901.77%
Oppland vapen.svg Oppland 3,6461.92%
Vest-Agder vapen.svg Vest-Agder 3,9902.13%
More og Romsdal vapen.svg Møre og Romsdal 4,1081.55%
Nord-Trondelag vapen.svg Nord-Trøndelag 1,855*1.37%*
Sogn og Fjordane vapen.svg Sogn og Fjordane 1,8291.67%
Aust-Agder vapen.svg Aust-Agder 1,9391.65%
Finnmark vapen.svg Finnmark 1,2021.58%

The " * " symbol demarcates figures from 2010

Notable people

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References

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