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African Norwegians
Total population
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

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)
Total 1,179 3,188 10,069 26,521 67,168 97,152 44.64%
 Somalia 3 26 1,303 8,386 25,496 35,912 40.85%
 Eritrea 0 3 18 733 5,789 14,397 148.70%
 Morocco 401 1,130 2,380 5,409 8,058 9,111 13.07%
 Ethiopia 8 214 1,398 2,525 5,156 7,807 51.42%
 Sudan 6 25 57 371 1,318 3,092 134.60%
 DR Congo 12 12 83 236 2,050 2,590 26.34%
 Ghana 8 29 730 1,341 2,034 2,424 19.17%
 Nigeria 11 108 284 504 1,247 1,964 57.50%
 Algeria 64 130 435 880 1,497 1,637 9.35%
 Kenya 16 114 303 642 1,275 1,636 28.31%
 Gambia 19 143 568 984 1,409 1,606 13.98%
 Burundi 0 0 3 62 1,119 1,350 20.64%
 Tunisia 39 100 358 607 1,106 1,279 15.64%
 Liberia 3 8 23 26 1,075 1,220 13.49%
 Uganda 11 176 246 473 903 1,167 29.24%
 Egypt 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
Oslo 40,438 5.94%
Akershus 13,431 2.15%
Hordaland 10,376 1.98%
Rogaland 9,660 2.03%
Østfold 6,614 2.22%
Buskerud 6,149 2.17%
Sør-Trøndelag 3,781* 1.23%*
Nordland 4,508 1.85%
Telemark 4,156 2.40%
Vestfold 3,990 1.59%
Troms 3,422 2.04%
Hedmark 3,490 1.77%
Oppland 3,646 1.92%
Vest-Agder 3,990 2.13%
Møre og Romsdal 4,108 1.55%
Nord-Trøndelag 1,855* 1.37%*
Sogn og Fjordane 1,829 1.67%
Aust-Agder 1,939 1.65%
Finnmark 1,202 1.58%

The " * " symbol demarcates figures from 2010

Notable people

Further information: Category:Norwegian people of African descent

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistics Norway - Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, 1 January 201=9
  2. ^ a b c Statistics Norway - Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background. 1 January 2010
  3. ^ "StatBank Norway". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. ^ Statistisk Sentralbyrå - Folkemengd etter tre variantar av landbakgrunn, fødeland og statsborgarskap. 1. januar 2000 Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Statistics Norway - Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country background and county. 1 January 2019
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