Statistics Norway

Persons with refugee background

2 Persons with refugee background1, by duration of residence and country background. 1 January 2012
Country background I alt Duration of residence. Year
 0- 4  5-9  10-19  20-
Total  163 480 37 941 37 358 53 248 34 933
Europe, of which: 33 466 2 804 6 372 19 831 4 459
EU/EEA 3 403  213  356  529 2 305
Countries not in EU/EEA 30 063 2 591 6 016 19 302 2 154
Africa 42 277 16 938 12 497 8 914 3 928
Asia with Turkey 81 830 18 057 18 174 23 692 21 907
North America, Oceania  180 34 30 48 68
South and Central America 5 727  108  285  763 4 571
           
Selected countries          
Iraq 20 629 4 446 5 687 9 623  873
Somalia 20 063 6 524 6 326 5 720 1 493
Iran 12 749 1 604 1 831 4 272 5 042
Bosnia- Herzegovina 12 036  293  660 10 986 97
Vietnam 11 549  223  684 2 381 8 261
Afghanistan 10 945 4 647 4 370 1 680  248
Kosovo 8 558  698 1 214 5 402 1 244
Eritrea 7 661 5 752  787  304  818
Sri Lanka 7 208  479  594 2 583 3 552
Russia 4 961 1 229 3 233  447 52
Chile 4 750 34  145  353 4 218
Ethiopia 4 144 1 817  883  947  497
Burma 2 977 1 622 1 314 27 14
Palestinian Territory 2 905 2 155  598 80 72
Turkey 2 644  148  421  759 1 316
Pakistan 1 937  203  468  531  735
Congo 1 810  638  918  206 48
Croatia 1 799 39  222 1 463 75
Sudan 1 473  831  329  270 43
Poland 1 280 19 61  148 1 052
Syria 1 220  275  349  344  252
Lebanon 1 132  141  155  284  552
Macedonia 1 070 69  129  336  536
China  996  452  295  100  149
Burundi  983  207  697 79 .
Liberia  897 78  809 6 4
Serbia  791  144  182  361  104
Hungary  561 5 8 15  533
India  537 44 79  151  263
Rwanda  532  119  238  165 10
Ghana  492 17 67  170  238
Algeria  475 60  163  161 91
Morocco  426 56 80  153  137
Thailand  417  163  119 68 67
Uganda  378 56  109  122 91
Philippines  360 37  147 96 80
Romania  341 38 68 78  157
Sierra Leone  339 31  166 99 43
Colombia  337 26 62  171 78
Kazakhstan  329 61  188 79 1
Kenya  317 43 52  124 98
Cambodia  310 48 80 26  156
1  The definition "person with refugee background" refers to persons resident in Norway, who have come to Norway because of flight (family included). Children born in Norway by persons with refugee background are not included.

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