Syrians in Sweden

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Syrians in Sweden
Total population
191,530 (born in Syria) [1]
50,620 (at least one Syrian-born parent)
Regions with significant populations
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
Languages
Arabic, Armenian, Swedish, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Religion
Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden

Syrians in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Syrian descent. As of 2019, there were 191,530 residents of Sweden born in Syria, and 50,620 born in Sweden with at least one Syrian-born parent. [2]

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Demographics

Syria-born persons in Sweden by sex, 2000-2016 (Statistics Sweden). Syria-foreignborn-sw.png
Syria-born persons in Sweden by sex, 2000-2016 (Statistics Sweden).

Most Syrians residing in Sweden arrived as asylum seekers following the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there 116,384 citizens of Syria (70,060 men, 46,324 women) residing in Sweden. [4] There are an estimated 18,000 of the latter immigrants living in Södertälje. [5] As of 2016, 5,459 Syrian citizens (2,803 men, 2,656 women) residing in Sweden are registered as asylum seekers. [6] In 2016, there were 39 registered emigrations from Sweden to Syria. [7]

Education

In 2010, there were 18,292 students with Arabic as their mother tongue who participated in the state-run Swedish for Immigrants adult language program. Of these pupils, 3,884 had 0-6 years of education in their home country (Antal utbildningsår i hemlandet), 3,383 had 7-9 years of education in their home country, and 11,025 had 10 years education or more in their home country. [8] As of 2012, 18,886 pupils with Arabic as their mother tongue, as well as 3,257 Syria-born students were enrolled in the language program. [9]

As of 2016, according to Statistics Sweden, 35% of Syria-born individuals aged 25 to 64 have attained a primary and lower secondary education level (37% men, 34% women), 22% have attained an upper secondary education level (21% men, 23% women), 21% have attained a post-secondary education level of less than 3 years (21% men, 22% women), 15% have attained a post-secondary education of 3 years or more (16% men, 14% women), and 6% have attained an unknown education level (6% men, 7% women). [10]

Employment

According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2014, the employment rate is approximately 32% for Syrian-born immigrants. [11]

According to the Institute of Labor Economics, as of 2014, Syrian-born individuals residing in Sweden have an employment population ratio of about 28%. They also have an unemployment rate of around 14%. [12]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2019". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Foreign-born persons by country of birth, age, sex and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Foreign citizens by country of citizenship, sex and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Prakash Shah; Marie-Claire Foblets (15 April 2016). Family, Religion and Law: Cultural Encounters in Europe. Routledge. p. 183. ISBN   978-1-317-13648-4.
  6. ↑ "Asylum-seekers by country of citizenship, sex and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Immigrations and emigrations by country of emi-/immigration, observations and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. ↑ centralbyrån, SCB - Statistiska (2010). Statistical Yearbook of Sweden 2010 (PDF). [S.l.]: Statistiska Centralbyran. p. 198. ISBN   9789161814961 . Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Utbildning och forskning - Statistisk årsbok 2014" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. p. 456. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "The population 2016 by level of education, country of birth and sex. Age 25-64". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Befolkningens utbildning och sysselsättning 2014 - Educational attainment and employment of the population 2014" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mapping Diasporas in the European Union and the United States - Comparative analysis and recommendations for engagement" (PDF). Institute of Labor Economics. Retrieved 15 November 2017. - cf. Appendix 4: Diaspora characteristics - labour force indicators by sending countries
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