Statistics Norway

3   Refugees1, by country background and duration of residence in Norway. 1 January 2003 (Corrected 25 June 2004)
Country background Refugees, total Refugees with Norwegian citizenship Refugees with foreign citizenship Duration of residence. Year
 0- 4  5-9 10-19 20-  
Total 93 613 50 424 43 189     29 513     15 778     42 359     5 963
The Nordic countries 9 2 7 . . . .
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  118 53 65 15 6 67 30
Eastern Europe 25 067 13 587 11 480 6 162 6 903 10 840 1 162
North America, Oceania 20 7 13 . . 12 .
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 68 399 36 775 31 624 23 330 8 864 31 438 4 767
               
Selected countries              
Iraq 13 142 2 529 10 613 8 791 2 496 1 844 11
Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 520 7 282 5 238  765 5 228 6 524 3
Vietnam 10 306 9 954  352 13  512 6 332 3 449
Somalia 9 858 3 171 6 687 5 213 2 132 2 511 2
Iran 9 646 6 256 3 390 2 043 1 568 6 020 15
Serbia and Montenegro 6 676 3 037 3 639 3 239 1 345 2 083 9
Sri Lanka 5 122 4 144  978  413  637 3 981 91
Chile 4 591 3 282 1 309 6 63 3 766  756
Afghanistan 3 048  287 2 761 2 637  100  310 1
Turkey 1 830 1 430  400  278 93 1 433 26
Croatia 1 823  386 1 437 1 216  206  397 4
Ethiopia 1 482  536  946  814  150  441 77
Eritrea 1 178  982  196  132 69  902 75
Pakistan 1 041  603  438  291 55  665 30
Poland  930  828  102 5 10  674  241
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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