This statistic shows the number of foreign fighters from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria or Iraq from 2011 to 2015, per million inhabitants. Out of the three Nordic countries Sweden had the highest amount of foreign fighters as 28 fighters per capita per million left the country for Syria or Iraq in the years from 2011 to 2015.
Number of foreign fighters* from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015
(per million inhabitants)
Characteristic
Number of foreign fighters per million inhabitants
* The source adds the following information: "Due to the variety of different sources consulted and the lack of accurate numbers provided, a number or percentage range of FF-related data was found for many
countries. To facilitate comparative analysis for aggregate data, including the per capita numbers, the average of the most recent minimum and maximum estimates were utilized."
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The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. (April 1, 2016). Number of foreign fighters* from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015 (per million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698758/foreign-fighters-from-nordic-countries-leaving-to-syria-iraq/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. "Number of foreign fighters* from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015 (per million inhabitants)." Chart. April 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698758/foreign-fighters-from-nordic-countries-leaving-to-syria-iraq/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. (2016). Number of foreign fighters* from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015 (per million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698758/foreign-fighters-from-nordic-countries-leaving-to-syria-iraq/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. "Number of Foreign Fighters* from Selected Nordic Countries Leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015 (per Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698758/foreign-fighters-from-nordic-countries-leaving-to-syria-iraq/
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, Number of foreign fighters* from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015 (per million inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698758/foreign-fighters-from-nordic-countries-leaving-to-syria-iraq/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of foreign fighters* from selected Nordic countries leaving to Syria/Iraq from 2011 to 2015 (per million inhabitants) [Graph], The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, April 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698758/foreign-fighters-from-nordic-countries-leaving-to-syria-iraq/
