Statistics Norway

Refugees

8   Refugees1, by country background, citizenship and sex. 1 January 2004
Country background Refugees, total Refugees with Norwegian citizenship Refugees with foreign citizenship Sex
Males Females
Total 99 427 50 541 48 886     56 141     43 286
The Nordic countries 11 2 9 9 2
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  121 53 68 59 62
Eastern Europe 26 006 13 599 12 407 13 604 12 402
North America and Oceania 20 7 13 8 12
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 73 269 36 880 36 389 42 461 30 808
           
Selected countries          
Iraq 14 035 2 542 11 493 8 633 5 402
Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 572 7 283 5 289 6 340 6 232
Somalia 10 930 3 193 7 737 6 059 4 871
Vietnam 10 312 9 959  353 5 520 4 792
Iran 10 137 6 274 3 863 5 990 4 147
Serbia and Montenegro 6 837 3 039 3 798 3 728 3 109
Sri Lanka 5 183 4 150 1 033 3 229 1 954
Chile 4 608 3 294 1 314 2 526 2 082
Afghanistan 3 830  288 3 542 2 191 1 639
Turkey 1 851 1 437  414 1 122  729
Croatia 1 832  386 1 446  983  849
Ethiopia 1 630  538 1 092  921  709
Russia 1 340 80 1 260  689  651
Eritrea 1 201  983  218  673  528
Pakistan 1 078  603  475  661  417
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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