Moroccans in Sweden
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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Moroccans in Sweden
| popplace = Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö
| langs = Moroccan Arabic, Berber languages, Swedish
| rels = Predominantly Islam
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| related_groups = Moroccan diaspora
}}
Moroccans in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Moroccan descent.
Demographics
File:Morocco-foreignborn-sw.png).{{cite web|title=Foreign-born persons by country of birth, age, sex and year |url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101E/FodelselandArK/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=b83e5bbd-958a-4655-aa40-486ba2ca09a3|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=20 January 2018}}]]
According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2019, there are a total 11,530 Morocco-born immigrants living in Sweden.{{cite web|title=Foreign-born persons by country of birth, age, sex and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101E/FodelselandArK|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=27 May 2020}} There are 3,742 citizens of Morocco (1,912 men, 1,830 women), not including those who also have Swedish citizenship.{{cite web|title=Foreign citizens by country of citizenship, sex and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101F/UtlmedbR|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=27 May 2020}} As of 2016, 429 Moroccan citizens (361 men, 68 women) residing in Sweden are registered as asylum seekers.{{cite web|title=Asylum-seekers by country of citizenship, sex and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101P/Asylsokande/?rxid=ee5d14fa-b09e-4c5c-a32b-06399f8a7ab0|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=20 January 2018}} Among these individuals are 144 Moroccan children out of a total 2,199 unaccompanied refugee minors residing in Sweden.{{cite web|title=Number of children by sex, country of citizenship and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101P/Ensamkommande/?rxid=ee5d14fa-b09e-4c5c-a32b-06399f8a7ab0|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=20 January 2018}} In 2016, the governments of Morocco and Sweden signed a treaty to facilitate the children's repatriation to Morocco.{{cite news|title=Nytt avtal med Marocko för utvisning av gatubarnen|url=http://omni.se/nytt-avtal-med-marocko-for-utvisning-av-gatubarnen/a/0EknG|agency=Omni|language=sv-SE|accessdate=20 January 2018}} According to Statistics Sweden, in 2016, there were 64 registered emigrations from Sweden to Morocco.{{cite web|title=Immigrations and emigrations by country of emi-/immigration, observations and year|url=http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101J/ImmiEmiFlytt/?rxid=ee5d14fa-b09e-4c5c-a32b-06399f8a7ab0|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=20 January 2018}}
Refugees
In May 2017 border police reported that false identities were common among Moroccan asylum seekers. Police in Sweden were able to verify the identities of 77 migrants from Morocco using fingerprint matches checked against the Moroccan fingerprint database. It was found that out of the 77, 65 had lied about their identity and of the 50 claiming to be underage, all but two were adult.{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/falska-identiteter-vanliga-hos-ensamkommande-fran-marocko|title=Falsk identitet vanligt bland asylsökande från Marocko|first=Frida |last=Svensson |work=SvD.se|access-date=29 May 2017|language=sv}}
Repatriation
Of the estimated 800 street children in Sweden, Morocco is the most prevalent country of origin.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/svensk-marockanskt-avtal-om-gatubarn-1.964323|title=Svensk-marockanskt avtal om gatubarn|work=Göteborgs-Posten|access-date=2018-01-20|language=sv}} While Morocco earlier refused to receive the youth, in 2016 the governments of Sweden and Morocco signed a treaty to facilitate their repatriation by using the Moroccan fingerprint register to aid the Swedish Migration Agency in identifying them.{{Cite news|url=http://omni.se/nytt-avtal-med-marocko-for-utvisning-av-gatubarnen/a/0EknG|title=Nytt avtal med Marocko för utvisning av gatubarnen|work=Omni|access-date=2018-01-20|language=sv-SE}} Of those who claimed to be under 18 years of age, this was incorrect in 90% of the cases. After the treaty, coordination by authorities in the two countries led to 271 being leaving Sweden during 2016. According to statistics by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, 135 individuals were repatriated to Morocco in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6865710|title=Nytt samarbete gör att fler marockaner utvisas|last=Ljungberg|first=Anders|date=2018-01-22|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=2019-10-14|last2=Axelsson|first2=Staffan|language=sv}}
Education
{{As of|2016}}, according to Statistics Sweden, 26% of Morocco-born individuals aged 25 to 64 have attained a primary and lower secondary education level (23% men, 29% women), 35% have attained an upper secondary education level (37% men, 33% women), 19% have attained a post-secondary education level of less than 3 years (21% men, 17% women), 15% have attained a post-secondary education of 3 years or more (15% men, 15% women), and 6% have attained an unknown education level (5% men, 7% women).{{cite web|title=The population 2016 by level of education, country of birth and sex. Age 25-64|url=http://www.scb.se/contentassets/c00cb3b2ad3e49fc88f9008bdfaa8f3d/tab5e_2016.xlsx|publisher=Statistics Sweden|accessdate=20 January 2018}}
Notable people
- Loreen, singerAuer, Josefin. [http://www.kpwebben.nu/artiklar/2012/ur-arkivet-artisterna-i-mellofinalen-2012/loreen-kp11-2011/index.xml KP: Loreen KP11 2011]{{dead link|date=February 2017}}. kpwebben.nu. Retrieved 10 March 2012.{{cite news |title=Musikläraren tror på seger |first=Nora Nergiz |last=Westerbergh |url=http://vlt.se/kulturnoje/1.1575759-musiklararen-tror-pa-seger |newspaper=Vestmanlands Läns Tidning |date=10 March 2012 |access-date=11 June 2012}}
- Leila K, singer
- Kenza Zouiten, fashion model and blogger
- RedOne, producer and songwriter
- Said Legue, actor
- Nabil Bahoui, footballer
- Amin Affane, footballer
- Sofia Karlberg, singer
==See also==
{{Portal|Morocco|Sweden}}
References
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{{Immigration to Sweden}}
{{Moroccan diaspora}}
{{Portal bar|Morocco|Sweden}}