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| Refugees |
| 2 | Different definitions of refugees1, by country background and refugee status. 1 January 2004 |
| 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 | 99 427 | 73 154 | 26 273 | 4 058 | 18 454 | 47 210 | 3 432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Nordic countries | 11 | 5 | 6 | . | . | . | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey | 121 | 91 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 70 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Europe | 26 006 | 21 097 | 4 909 | 935 | 984 | 15 747 | 3 431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America, Oceania | 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey | 73 269 | 51 942 | 21 327 | 3 106 | 17 464 | 31 371 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Iraq | 14 035 | 8 938 | 5 097 | 15 | 3 102 | 5 821 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 12 572 | 9 295 | 3 277 | 8 | 179 | 6 082 | 3 026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 10 930 | 6 997 | 3 933 | 22 | 177 | 6 798 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 10 312 | 6 736 | 3 576 | 1 871 | 4 780 | 85 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 10 137 | 8 891 | 1 246 | 75 | 4 857 | 3 959 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 6 837 | 5 994 | 843 | 24 | 200 | 5 374 | 396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 5 183 | 3 408 | 1 775 | 154 | 15 | 3 239 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 4 608 | 3 502 | 1 106 | 752 | 147 | 2 603 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 3 830 | 2 728 | 1 102 | 4 | 1 379 | 1 345 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 1 851 | 880 | 971 | 8 | 32 | 840 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 832 | 1 637 | 195 | 11 | 259 | 1 361 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 1 630 | 1 282 | 348 | 65 | 456 | 761 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 1 340 | 1 286 | 54 | 3 | 50 | 1 233 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 1 201 | 958 | 243 | 44 | 53 | 861 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 1 078 | 757 | 321 | 7 | 14 | 736 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |