 Kurdish demonstration againstISIS in Norway, 12 May 2016 | |
| Total population | |
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| 7,100 (2013 official estimate of Kurdish speakers[1])-25,000 (2016Kurdish Institute of Paris estimate[2]) | |
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| Oslo | |
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| Norwegian,Kurdish | |
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| Kurdish diaspora |
Kurds in Norway are Kurds living inNorway. The number ofKurds is estimated between 7,100 and 25,000 and they come mainly from countries in theMiddle East. Most Norwegian Kurds live in the capitalOslo. In 1993, population of Kurds in Norway was estimated as 2,000 byKurdish Institute of Paris (KIP).[3] In 2021, citing a report of the KIP,Rudaw estimates that between 25,000 and 30,000 Kurds reside in Norway.[4]
In the2021 Norwegian parliamentary election, two Kurdish-Norwegians were elected beingSeher Aydar of theRed Party and the otherMani Hussaini from theLabour Party.[4]
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