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| Refugees |
| 1 | Different definitions of refugees1, by country background and refugee status. 1 January 2003 |
| Country background | Refugees | Principal applicants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Principal applicants | By family connection to refugee2 | Flight unknown | Resettlement refugees3 | Asylum seekers | Other refugees4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 93 613 | 69 103 | 24 510 | 4 047 | 16 828 | 44 804 | 3 424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Nordic countries | 9 | 3 | 6 | . | . | . | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey | 118 | 89 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 69 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Europe | 25 067 | 20 206 | 4 861 | 933 | 952 | 14 898 | 3 423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America, Oceania | 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey | 68 399 | 48 786 | 19 613 | 3 097 | 15 871 | 29 817 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected countries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 13 142 | 8 633 | 4 509 | 15 | 2 954 | 5 664 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 12 520 | 9 250 | 3 270 | 8 | 179 | 6 043 | 3 020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 10 306 | 6 734 | 3 572 | 1 870 | 4 779 | 85 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 9 858 | 6 490 | 3 368 | 21 | 168 | 6 301 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 9 646 | 8 460 | 1 186 | 75 | 4 543 | 3 842 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 6 676 | 5 849 | 827 | 24 | 200 | 5 231 | 394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 5 122 | 3 351 | 1 771 | 154 | 15 | 3 182 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 4 591 | 3 490 | 1 101 | 748 | 145 | 2 597 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 3 048 | 2 262 | 786 | 4 | 1 284 | 974 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 1 830 | 864 | 966 | 7 | 29 | 828 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 823 | 1 629 | 194 | 11 | 257 | 1 355 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 1 482 | 1 179 | 303 | 64 | 413 | 702 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 1 178 | 936 | 242 | 44 | 49 | 843 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 1 041 | 744 | 297 | 7 | 10 | 727 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland] | 930 | 788 | 142 | 25 | 262 | 501 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |