Source: Göteborgdaily
(http://www.goteborgdaily.se/news/every-fifth-gothenburger-born-abroad)
(http://www.goteborgdaily.se/news/every-fifth-gothenburger-born-abroad)
More than every fifth Gothenburg resident is born outside of Sweden. The number of foreign-born residents has increased by 18,000 people since 2007 and Iraqis are now the city’s largest immigrant group.
Iraqis (11,384 people) are closely followed by Iranians (11,250) and in third place comes the Finns with 7,140 people. Somalians, Chinese and Romanians are among the nationalities that have increased the most in the last five years.
The number of Gothenburg residents born in China has increased from 1,755 people in 2007 to 2,841 in 2012. Many are students at the city’s universities and live in the Krokslätt and Johanneberg area.
Otherwise, most of Gothenburg’s foreign-born residents live in the north-eastern parts of the city.
“The newly arrived only have access to a small part of the housing market,” says Professor Roger Andersson at Uppsala University to Göteborgs-Posten.
And Gothenburg stands out in comparison to Stockholm and Malmö in the sense that the north-eastern city parts are so isolated and located quite (FAR) from the rest of the city.
“In Malmö it’s easy to ride your bike to and from the city centre to Rosengård,” says Roger Andersson.
A report in Göteborgs-Posten in 2007 showed that some city parts almost didn’t have any foreign born residents at all. Five years later the segregation is the same, if not worse. Compared to 2007, there are twice as many city parts where the number of foreign born residents is over 40 per cent. There are also several city parts where less than 20 per cent of the residents have a foreign background.
However, some immigrant groups are spread out over the city. Finns and people from the former Yugoslavia area have been in Sweden for a long time and live all over the city, as well as newly arrived Iranians.
“My understanding is that many Iranians consciously avoid areas that are dominated by other foreign-born residents,” says Roger Andersson to Göteborgs-Posten.
He also emphasises that ethnic background is only one dimension in all research about housing segregation.
“It’s more serious that there is a social polarisation. The differences have increased between rich and poor parts of the city.”
The number of Gothenburg residents born in China has increased from 1,755 people in 2007 to 2,841 in 2012. Many are students at the city’s universities and live in the Krokslätt and Johanneberg area.
Otherwise, most of Gothenburg’s foreign-born residents live in the north-eastern parts of the city.
“The newly arrived only have access to a small part of the housing market,” says Professor Roger Andersson at Uppsala University to Göteborgs-Posten.
And Gothenburg stands out in comparison to Stockholm and Malmö in the sense that the north-eastern city parts are so isolated and located quite (FAR) from the rest of the city.
“In Malmö it’s easy to ride your bike to and from the city centre to Rosengård,” says Roger Andersson.
A report in Göteborgs-Posten in 2007 showed that some city parts almost didn’t have any foreign born residents at all. Five years later the segregation is the same, if not worse. Compared to 2007, there are twice as many city parts where the number of foreign born residents is over 40 per cent. There are also several city parts where less than 20 per cent of the residents have a foreign background.
However, some immigrant groups are spread out over the city. Finns and people from the former Yugoslavia area have been in Sweden for a long time and live all over the city, as well as newly arrived Iranians.
“My understanding is that many Iranians consciously avoid areas that are dominated by other foreign-born residents,” says Roger Andersson to Göteborgs-Posten.
He also emphasises that ethnic background is only one dimension in all research about housing segregation.
“It’s more serious that there is a social polarisation. The differences have increased between rich and poor parts of the city.”
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