Refugees

2   Refugees, by country background and duration of residence in Norway. 1 January 2002
Country background Refugees, total Refugees with Norwegian citizenship Refugees with foreign citizenship Duration of residence. Year
0-4 5-9 10-19 20-
Total 88 036 44 513 43 523      29 066      23 526      31 230     4 214
The Nordic countries 19 14 5 2 7 9 1
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  118 51 67 14 34 48 22
Eastern Europe 25 391 10 306 15 085 7 136 13 835 3 488  932
North America, Oceania 20 4 16 3 7 7 3
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 62 488 34 138 28 350 21 911 9 643 27 678 3 256
               
Selected countries              
               
Bosnia-Herzegovina 13 006 4 735 8 271 1 309 11 515  177 5
Iraq 11 553 1 950 9 603 8 791 1 852  909 1
Vietnam 10 346 9 721  625  103 1 687 6 216 2 340
Iran 9 234 5 950 3 284 2 576 1 303 5 349 6
Somalia 8 203 2 693 5 510 4 671 1 820 1 711 1
Serbia and Montenegro 6 749 2 154 4 595 4 023 1 860  860 6
Sri Lanka 5 193 3 863 1 330  603 1 124 3 451 15
Chile 4 546 2 991 1 555 5  154 3 772  615
Afghanistan 1 965  271 1 694 1 616 74  274 1
Croatia 1 887  440 1 447 1 308  221  353 5
Turkey 1 751 1 392  359  202  257 1 278 14
Eritrea 1 332 1 123  209  114  141 1 019 58
Ethiopia 1 099  292  807  748 77  261 13
Pakistan  977  568  409  204  118  633 22
Poland  954  839  115 9 31  897 17
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.

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