African immigration to Norway

Ethnic group

African NorwegiansTotal 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]

## Distribution

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### Horn of Africa

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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

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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 is also a Moroccan community in Norway.

## Crime

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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 were 123.8 and 102.3 after age and gender adjustment. For Eritrean-born perpetrators of criminal offences they were 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 were 75.5 and 66.9 after age and gender adjustment, and for Eastern European-born the numbers were 73.2 and 59.0 after age and gender adjustment.[6]

## Demographics

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### Country of origin

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Most African Norwegians have a background from the following countries:

Country  | Population  | Increase
(2010–2014)

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(1970)[7] | (1980)  | (1990)  | (2000)[8] | (2010)[2] | (2014)[1]
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

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Norwegians with African background live in the following electoral districts:

Numbers of African Norwegians (2019)  Electoral district  | Number[9] | Percent of
electoral
district

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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 denotes figures from 2010

## Notable people

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Further information: Category:Norwegian people of African descent

## See also

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* Norway portal
* Africa portal

* African immigration to Europe
* Eritreans in Norway
* Ethiopians in Norway
* Moroccans in Norway
* Somalis in Norway

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Statistics Norway - Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, 6 March 2023". Retrieved 2024-01-19.
2. ^ a b c "Statistics Norway - Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background. 1 January 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
3. ^ "09817: Innvandrere og norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre, etter innvandringskategori, landbakgrunn og andel av befolkningen (K) 2010 - 2020". PX-Web SSB. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
4. ^ "Population by immigrant category and country background". Statistics Norway. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
5. ^ Synøve N. Andersen, Bjart Holtsmark & Sigmund B. Mohn (2017). Kriminalitet blant innvandrere og norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre En analyse av registerdata for perioden 1992-2015. Statistics Norway. p. 66 (Tabell B1). ISBN 978-82-537-9643-7. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
6. ^ Synøve N. Andersen, Bjart Holtsmark & Sigmund B. Mohn (2017). Kriminalitet blant innvandrere og norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre En analyse av registerdata for perioden 1992-2015. Statistics Norway. p. 66 (Tabell B1). ISBN 978-82-537-9643-7. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
7. ^ "StatBank Norway". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
8. ^ Statistisk Sentralbyrå - Folkemengd etter tre variantar av landbakgrunn, fødeland og statsborgarskap. 1. januar 2000 Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "Statistics Norway - Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country background and county. 1 January 2019". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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* Moroccans

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