In Sweden, there are large differences in employment rates between refugees from different continents. While refugees from Europe and South America had employment rates of over 80 percent in 2019, it was just above 50 percent among refugees from Africa and Asia. Refugees from the continents grouped as other, which includes refugees from North America and Oceania, had an employment rate of over 94 percent.
Employment rate of refugees in Sweden in 2019, by region of origin
The word "refugee" in this statistic refers to "refugees and persons in need of protection, or persons who have been granted residence permits due to very difficult personal circumstances, and relatives of persons who belong to any of these categories".
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Statistics Sweden. (February 18, 2022). Employment rate of refugees in Sweden in 2019, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1300662/sweden-refugee-employment-rate-age-group/
Statistics Sweden. "Employment rate of refugees in Sweden in 2019, by region of origin." Chart. February 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1300662/sweden-refugee-employment-rate-age-group/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Employment rate of refugees in Sweden in 2019, by region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1300662/sweden-refugee-employment-rate-age-group/
Statistics Sweden. "Employment Rate of Refugees in Sweden in 2019, by Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1300662/sweden-refugee-employment-rate-age-group/
Statistics Sweden, Employment rate of refugees in Sweden in 2019, by region of origin Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1300662/sweden-refugee-employment-rate-age-group/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Employment rate of refugees in Sweden in 2019, by region of origin [Graph], Statistics Sweden, February 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1300662/sweden-refugee-employment-rate-age-group/
