Iraqis in Norway
Iraqis in Norway make up approximately 33,924 people. They are mostly refugees from the Iran–Iraq War, the Saddam regime and in particular the Iraq War. Iraqis are the seventh-largest immigrant group in Norway after Poles, Lithuanians, Swedes, Syrians, Pakistanis and Somalis.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 33,924 (2019 Official Norway estimate) 0.64% of the Norwegian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Oslo | |
| Languages | |
| Norwegian and Mesopotamian Arabic also Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), Neo-Aramaic, (Chaldean, Ashuri, and Mandaic) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam (Shia and Sunni) Minority Syriac Christianity and Chaldean Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Chaldeans, Iranians, Kurds, Mizrahim, Turks, Some descendants Norwegians |
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