| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10,500 [1] (2019 Official Norway estimate) 0.2% of the Norwegian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Oslo | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Moroccan Arabic), Berber, Norwegian | |
| Religion | |
| predominantly Islam, minority Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Moroccan diaspora |
Moroccans in Norway are citizens and residents of Norway who are of Moroccan descent.
According to Statistics Norway, as of 2017, there are a total 5,796 persons of Moroccan origin living in Norway. Of those, 4,159 individuals were born in Norway to immigrant parents. [1]
According to Statistics Norway, as of 2012-2014, the percentage of Morocco-born immigrants in Norway with a persistently low income averaged out at 32.4%. This proportion has also steadily declined the longer that the individuals have resided in Norway, with percentages of 50% among 3 year Morocco-born residents, 33.4% among 4-9 year residents, and 31.5% among residents of 10 years or longer. This was relative to immigrant averages of 26.3% overall, 50.3% among 3 year residents, 28.5% among 4-9 year residents, and 20.2% among residents of 10 years or more. As of 2014, around 38% of Morocco-born immigrants have a persistently low income, with individuals born in Norway to Moroccan immigrants having a smaller low income percentage of approximately 22%. [2]
According to Statistics Norway, in the 2010-2013 period, the proportion of Morocco-born perpetrators of criminal offences aged 15 and older in Norway was 94.20 per 1000 residents. [3] This was compared to averages of 44.9 among native Norwegians and 112.9 among Norway-born residents with parents of foreign origin. [4] When corrected for variables such as age and gender (M2) as well as employment (M4), the unadjusted Moroccan average (M1) for 2010-2013 decreased to 86.18 after age and gender adjustment and to 78.59 after employment adjustment. [5] As of 2015, a total of 155 Morocco citizens residing in Norway incurred sanctions. The principal breaches were drug and alcohol offences (54 individuals), followed by property theft (37 individuals), public order and integrity violations (27 individuals), traffic offences (15 individuals), violence and maltreatment (15 individuals), other offences for profit (6 individuals), sexual offences (1 individual), criminal damage (0 individuals), and other offences (0 individuals). [6]
According to Statistics Norway, as of 2016, among a total 5,586 Morocco-born immigrants aged 16 and older, 2,544 individuals had attained a below upper secondary education level, 1,391 had attained an upper secondary education level, 69 had attained a tertiary vocational education level, 937 had attained a higher education level of up to four years in duration, 224 had attained a higher education level of more than four years in duration, and 421 had no education. [7]
According to Statistics Norway, as of 2016, Morocco-born immigrants aged 15-74 in Norway have an employment rate of approximately 46.8%. [8] As of 2017 [update] , their unemployment rate was also about 4.9%. [9]
Demographic features of the population of Norway, including Jan Mayen, and Svalbard, where the hospital is not equipped for births, and no burials are allowed because of permafrost, include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Norwegian Vietnamese or Vietnamese Norwegian refers to citizens or naturalized residents of Norway of partially and full Vietnamese descent.
Pakistani Norwegians are Norwegians of Pakistani descent, 65.23% of Pakistanis in Norway live in the capital Oslo. First-generation Pakistani Norwegians, who migrate from Pakistan, are distinguished from the mainstream in several demographic aspects, while second-generation Pakistani Norwegians, who are born in Norway, are well established in Norway and have gone on to become professionals and politicians.
Family reunification is a recognized reason for immigration in many countries because of the presence of one or more family members in a certain country, therefore, enables the rest of the divided family or only specific members of the family to emigrate to that country as well.
Iraqis in Norway make up approximately 33,924 people. They are mostly refugees from the Iran–Iraq War, the Saddam regime and in particular the Iraq War.
Moroccans in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Moroccan descent.
As of 1 January 2024, Norway's immigrant population consisted of 931,081 people, making up 16.8% of the country's total population, with an additional 221,459 people, or 4.0% of the population born in Norway to two foreign-born parents. The most common countries of birth of immigrants living in Norway were Poland (109,654), Ukraine (65,566), Lithuania (42,733), Syria (38,708), Sweden (36,612), Somalia (27,665), Germany (26,860), Eritrea (25,137), the Philippines (24,718) and Iraq (23,603).
African immigration to Norway 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.
Crime in Norway is countered by Norway's law enforcement agencies.
Poles in Norway are citizens and residents of Norway who are of Polish descent. They are the biggest immigrant group in Norway.
Grim is a borough in the city of Kristiansand which lies in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The borough has a population of about 16,000 people and is the second least populated borough in Kristiansand. Grim is located in the northwestern part of the municipality, north of Vågsbygd borough, northwest of Kvadraturen borough, and west of Lund borough. Grim also borders Songdalen and Vennesla municipalities to the west and north, respectively.
Serbs in Norway are Norwegian citizens and residents of ethnic Serb descent or Serbian-born persons who reside in Norway.
Syrians in Norway are citizens and residents of Norway who are of Syrian descent. Most have arrived as asylum immigrants because of the Syrian civil war.
Syrians in Denmark are citizens and residents of Denmark who are of Syrian descent.
Eritreans in Norway are citizens and residents of Norway who are of Eritrean descent. Most have a background as asylum seekers that have fled Isaias Afwerkis regime.
Somalis in Norway are citizens and residents of Norway who are of Somali descent. They are the biggest African migration group in Norway. 36.5% of Somalis in Norway live in the capital Oslo. Almost all Somali in Norway have come to Norway as refugees from the Somali Civil War. In 2016, Somalis were the largest non-European migrant group in Norway.
Ethiopians in Norway are citizens and residents of Norway who are of Ethiopian descent.
Moroccans in Denmark are citizens and residents of Denmark who are of Moroccan descent.
Russians in Norway are people born in Russia or whose parents were both born in Russia and who live in Norway.
Tabell 3.6 viser oss det totale antallet gjerningspersoner blant norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre, brutt ned etter foreldrenes landbakgrunn og innvandringsgrunn. Tallet i den øverste raden i tabellen kjenner vi igjen fra tidligere; det er 44,9 gjerningspersoner per 1000 bosatt i den øvrige befolkningen. Blant norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre er tallet 112,9.
| Europe |
|  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia |
| ||||||
| Africa |
| ||||||
| See also | |||||||
