Refugees

1   Different definitions of refugees, by country background and refugee status. 1 January 2002.
Country background Refugees Principal applicants
Total Principal applicants By family connection to refugee2 Flight unknown Resettlement refugees3 Asylum seekers Other refugees4
Total 88 036 66 810 21 226 4 091 15 577 43 408 3 734
The Nordic countries 19 10 9 1 . 9 .
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  118 91 27 15 4 72 .
Eastern Europe 25 391 20 457 4 934  990  866 14 868 3 733
North America, Oceania 20 19 1 . . 19 .
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 62 488 46 233 16 255 3 085 14 707 28 440 1
               
Selected countries              
Bosnia-              
Bosnia-Herzegovina 13 006 9 509 3 497 9  178 6 253 3 069
Iraq 11 553 8 788 2 765 18 2 843 5 927 .
Vietnam 10 346 6 733 3 613 1 970 4 675 88 .
Iran 9 234 8 103 1 131 71 4 244 3 788 .
Somalia 8 203 5 678 2 525 12  149 5 517 .
Serbia and Montenegro 6 749 6 082  667 23  129 5 275  655
Sri Lanka 5 193 3 388 1 805  153 12 3 223 .
Chile 4 546 3 445 1 101  693  142 2 610 .
Afghanistan 1 965 1 635  330 4 1 019  612 .
Croatia 1 887 1 678  209 12  253 1 408 5
Turkey 1 751  827  924 7 23  797 .
Eritrea 1 332 1 068  264 44 45  979 .
Ethiopia 1 099  927  172 20  402  505 .
Pakistan  977  698  279 7 11  680 .
Poland  954  805  149 32  261  512 .
1  The definition 'refugee' refers to persons resident in Norway, who have come to Norway because of flight (family included). Children born in Norway to refugees are not included.
2  Residence or work permit granted to close family members of a foreign with legal residence in Norway. This also applies to family members of Norwegian citizens. Family reunification mainly applies to spouses and children under 18 years of age.
3  Refugees who are permitted to come to Norway following an organised selection, normally in conjunction with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In accordance with a proposal from the government, the parliament sets an annual quota for the number of resettlement refugees to be received by Norway.
4  The definition 'other refugees' refers to refugees of war and earlier Yugoslavia- internated with families.

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