Diversity in Akureyri
Linguistically diverse children in Akureyri's preschools (spring 2021)
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Iðavöllur |
20 |
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Lundarsel |
8 |
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|
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Hulduheimar |
10 |
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|
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Pálmholt |
15 |
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|
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Krógaból |
9 |
|
|
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Kiðagil |
5 |
|
|
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Naustatjörn |
13 |
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Tröllaborgir/Árholt |
4 |
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Hríseyjarskóli |
- |
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|
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Hólmasól |
6 |
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Total |
90 |
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Pupils of foreign origin in Akureyri's elementary schools (2020)
- In total: 233 (8,63%) pupils
- Oddeyrarskóli (site in Icelandic) has the highest number: 200 pupils (20%)
- Other primary schools have around 5-10%
- 118 (51%) pupils have both parents of foreign origin
- 114 (62%) pupils were born in Iceland
- 29 languages are spoken among the pupils
Find more information in the Division of Education's report (in Icelandic) on Akureyri's elementary schools 2019-2020.
Inhabitants of Akureyri with foreign citizenship (2022)
|
Citizenship |
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January 2022 |
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AL |
Albanía |
1 |
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DZ |
Alsír |
1 |
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AR |
Argentína |
- |
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AZ |
Aserbaidjan |
- |
|
AT |
Austurríki |
7 |
|
AU |
Ástralía |
2 |
|
US |
Bandaríkin |
26 |
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BD |
Banglades |
- |
|
BE |
Belgía |
11 |
|
BA |
Bosnía-Hersegóvína |
- |
|
BO |
Bólivía |
- |
|
BR |
Brasilía |
3 |
|
GB |
Bretland |
31 |
|
BG |
Búlgaría |
25 |
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CL |
Chile |
- |
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CR |
Costa Rika |
- |
|
DK |
Danmörk |
35 |
|
DO |
Dómníska lýðveldið |
- |
|
EG |
Egyptaland |
2 |
|
EE |
Eistland |
16 |
|
EC |
Ekvador |
1 |
|
EH |
Vestur Sahara |
- |
|
ER |
Erítrea |
- |
|
ET |
Eþíópía |
- |
|
PH |
Filippseyjar |
15 |
|
FI |
Finnland |
6 |
|
CI |
Fílabeinsströnd |
- |
|
FR |
Frakkland |
37 |
|
GM |
Gambía |
- |
|
GE |
Georgía |
- |
|
GH |
Ghana |
6 |
|
GR |
Grikkland |
5 |
|
GT |
Guatemala |
2 |
|
CV |
Grænhöfðaeyjar |
- |
|
GL |
Grænland |
- |
|
NL |
Holland |
10 |
|
HN |
Hondúras |
- |
|
BY |
Hvíta Rússland |
6 |
|
IN |
Indland |
5 |
|
ID |
Indónesía |
1 |
|
IQ |
Írak |
8 |
|
IE |
Írland |
7 |
|
IR |
Íran |
1 |
|
IT |
Ítalía |
21 |
|
JM |
Jamaíka |
2 |
|
JP |
Japan |
1 |
|
YE |
Jemen |
- |
|
YU |
Júgóslavía |
- |
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CM |
Kamerún |
- |
|
CA |
Kanada |
3 |
|
KE |
Kenía |
8 |
|
CN |
Kína |
3 |
|
QR |
Kósóvó |
- |
|
HR |
Króatía |
30 |
|
CU |
Kúba |
1 |
|
LV |
Lettland |
73 |
|
LT |
Litáen |
59 |
|
LB |
Líbanon |
- |
|
LR |
Líbería |
- |
|
MY |
Malasía |
- |
|
MT |
Malta |
2 |
|
MU |
Marítíus |
- |
|
MA |
Marokkó |
9 |
|
MX |
Mexíkó |
3 |
|
MZ |
Mósambik |
- |
|
NA |
Namibía |
- |
|
NP |
Nepal |
1 |
|
NG |
Nígería |
13 |
|
NI |
Nikaragva |
- |
|
NO |
Noregur |
16 |
|
NZ |
Nýja Sjáland |
- |
|
PK |
Pakistan |
2 |
|
PA |
Panama |
- |
|
PE |
Perú |
- |
|
PT |
Portúgal |
17 |
|
PL |
Pólland |
413 |
|
RO |
Rúmenía |
35 |
|
RU |
Rússland |
3 |
|
RS |
Serbía |
3 |
|
CS |
Serbía og Svartfjallal |
1 |
|
SL |
Sierra Leone |
- |
|
SG |
Singapúr |
- |
|
SK |
Slóvakía |
9 |
|
SI |
Slóvenía |
- |
|
SO |
Sómalía |
10 |
|
ES |
Spánn |
43 |
|
ZA |
Suður Afríka |
- |
|
KR |
Suður Kórea |
1 |
|
CH |
Sviss |
5 |
|
SE |
Svíþjóð |
13 |
|
SV |
El Salvador |
1 |
|
SY |
Sýrland |
29 |
|
TH |
Taíland |
15 |
|
TZ |
Tansanía |
- |
|
CZ |
Tékkland |
42 |
|
TN |
Túnis |
2 |
|
TO |
Tonga |
- |
|
TT |
Trínidad og Tóbago |
1 |
|
TR |
Tyrkland |
|
|
HU |
Ungverjaland |
15 |
|
UG |
Úganda |
|
|
UA |
Úkranía |
7 |
|
UZ |
Úsbekistan |
- |
|
XZ |
Án ríkisfangs (flóttamenn) |
3 |
|
VE |
Venesúela |
1 |
|
EH |
Vestur Sahara |
- |
|
VN |
Víetnam |
2 |
|
DE |
Þýskaland |
74 |
|
XY |
- |
|
|
|
Total |
1.265 |
Diversity policies
Multicultural policy of Akureyri (in Icelandic)
Research papers on diversity
Foreigners at the end of the fjord: Inhabitants of foreign origin in Akureyri.
Icelandic case study: Overcoming the underemployment of immigrant women in Akureyri.
Inhabitants of foreign origin in Akureyri 2012.
Migrating to the High North: Experiences of Happiness among the Immigrant Population of Akureyri. Barillé, S. & Meckl, M. (2018.). Migrating to the High North: Experiences of Happiness among the Immigrant Population of Akureyri. In G, Baruchello., J. T. Kristjánsson., K. M. Jóhannsdóttir & S. Ingimarsson (Eds.). No One is an Island: An Icelandic Perspective (pp. 41-58). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Nemendur af erlendum uppruna: Reynsla foreldra og kennara af námi og kennslu. (in Icelandic)
Samfélag án aðgreiningar? Viðhorf innflytjenda á Íslandi til símenntunar og íslenskunámskeiða. (in Icelandic)
Spatial mobility and tolerance towards immigrants: the case of Northern Iceland.
The Education of Students with Immigrant Background in Iceland: Parents’ and Teachers’ Voices.
