Norway: immigrants perception of discrimination 2022

In total, 50 percent of the immigrants in a survey in Norway agreed with the statement that immigrants are discriminated against in society. However, there are differences between immigrants from different countries; one fourth of the Somalis completely agreed with the statement, compared to only 11 percent of Poles. Moreover, 35 percent of Poles somewhat disagreed. Of the general population, close to 50 percent of the respondents agreed that immigrants in Norway are discriminated against.

Share of immigrants in Norway agreeing/disagreeing that immigrants are discriminated in 2022, by background (compared to general population)

Characteristic	Completely agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Completely disagree	Don't know
Somalia	25%	33%	19%	15%	8%
Pakistan	17%	40%	25%	9%	9%
Immigrants, total	15%	35%	29%	9%	12%
Ethiopia/Eritrea	14%	35%	25%	13%	14%
Poland	11%	35%	35%	6%	13%
General population	8%	41%	30%	8%	13%

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

Febryary 2 to March 4, 2022

Number of respondents

2,561*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Immigrants residing in Norway for more than 5 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was posed as follows: People agreeing with the following statement:
"Folk med innvandrerbakgrunn blir diskriminert i Norge."

*The survey was conducted among immigrants from Poland (n=898), Ethiopia and Eritrea (n=450), Pakistan (n=621), and Somalia (n=592). 681 respondents from the general population.

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