Statistics Norway

Refugees

7   Refugees1, by country background, citizenship and sex. 1 January 2003
Country background Refugees, total Refugees with Norwegian citizenship Refugees with foreign citizenship Sex
Males Females
Total 93 613 50 424 43 189     52 969     40 644
The Nordic countries 9 2 7 7 2
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  118 53 65 57 61
Eastern Europe 25 067 13 587 11 480 13 097 11 970
North America and Oceania 20 7 13 8 12
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 68 399 36 775 31 624 39 800 28 599
           
Selected countries          
Iraq 13 142 2 529 10 613 8 220 4 922
Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 520 7 282 5 238 6 310 6 210
Vietnam 10 306 9 954  352 5 515 4 791
Somalia 9 858 3 171 6 687 5 462 4 396
Iran 9 646 6 256 3 390 5 714 3 932
Serbia and Montenegro 6 676 3 037 3 639 3 636 3 040
Sri Lanka 5 122 4 144  978 3 199 1 923
Chile 4 591 3 282 1 309 2 518 2 073
Afghanistan 3 048  287 2 761 1 700 1 348
Turkey 1 830 1 430  400 1 109  721
Croatia 1 823  386 1 437  981  842
Ethiopia 1 482  536  946  837  645
Eritrea 1 178  982  196  661  517
Pakistan 1 041  603  438  644  397
Poland  930  828  102  448  482
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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