Sweden - 2012
Is there evidence of significant levels of segregation between minority groups and the majority population?
- Code:
- RED66
- Key Area:
- Housing & Segregation
- Strand(s):
- Racism, Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes |
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| Qualitative Info |
The Swedish housing market is very segregated in the three biggest cities. This segregation is mostly two-dimensional. Some areas are “Swedish-dense”. In those areas the Swedish ethnic majority is predominant. Other areas are “Swedish-sparse”. The typical ethnic neighbourhood in Sweden have no dominant group.
In its second report, ECRI noted that certain residential areas in Sweden were inhabited almost exclusively by persons of immigrant origin. ECRI notes that de facto residential segregation continues to be an area of concern to organisations active in the fight against racism and intolerance in Sweden.
ECRI encourages the Swedish authorities in their efforts to address de facto residential segregation. In this respect, ECRI recommends that, along with measures to improve the living conditions of persons living in areas predominantly inhabited by persons of immigrant origin, the Swedish authorities consider measures to actually de-segregate these areas. Source: Council of Europe: European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI),Third Report on Sweden, Adopted on 17 December 2004, 14 June 2005, CRI(2005)26, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/46efa2e21a.html [accessed 6 March 2012]
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Asylum seekers, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities | |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Housing | |
| External Url | http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/46efa2e21a.html | |
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