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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 3 Age distribution of migrants who remain unregistered ten years after arrival, by mode of legal entry

From: Registration of immigrants’ educational attainment in Sweden: an analysis of sources and time to registration

 

18–25

(%)

25–45 (%)

45–55 (%)

55–65 (%)

Total (%)

With residence permit

     

Family migrants

23.8

55.8

8.3

12.1

100

Refugees

11.6

30.9

15.3

42.2

100

Student

42.5

56.8

0.6

0.1

100

Labour migrants

14.8

73.5

8.7

3.0

100

Other migrants

18.8

52.8

7.4

21.0

100

Without residence permit

     

Nordic migrants

23.2

45.5

8.2

23.1

100

EU migrants

22.4

57.0

10.5

10.1

100

Born outside EU

34.0

52.8

7.1

6.1

100

  1. Source: Swedish register data, author’s calculations