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| Refugees |
| 1 | Different definitions of refugees1, by country background and refugee status. 1 January 2006 |
| Country background | Refugees | Principal applicants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Principal applicants | By family connection to refugee2 | Unspecified refugee | Resettlement refugees3 | Asylum seekers5 | Other refugees4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 117 231 | 88 891 | 28 340 | 6 733 | 18 723 | 52 978 | 10 457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway and the Nordic countries | 151 | 121 | 30 | 81 | 1 | 35 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey | 309 | 180 | 129 | 83 | 6 | 84 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Europe | 29 435 | 26 174 | 3 261 | 1 095 | 929 | 13 763 | 10 387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America, Oceania | 89 | 58 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey | 87 247 | 62 358 | 24 889 | 5 445 | 17 786 | 39 070 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected countries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 15 917 | 9 862 | 6 055 | 40 | 3 089 | 6 717 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 12 958 | 8 675 | 4 283 | 78 | 180 | 8 405 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 12 006 | 11 215 | 791 | 28 | 152 | 1 567 | 9 468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 11 107 | 9 235 | 1 872 | 206 | 4 441 | 4 585 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 10 672 | 8 224 | 2 448 | 3 595 | 3 764 | 864 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 8 117 | 7 014 | 1 103 | 36 | 179 | 5 965 | 834 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 6 033 | 3 659 | 2 374 | 165 | 17 | 3 477 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 5 766 | 4 134 | 1 632 | 26 | 1 348 | 2 748 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 4 465 | 3 579 | 886 | 682 | 140 | 2 757 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 405 | 3 094 | 311 | 46 | 63 | 2 979 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 2 122 | 1 536 | 586 | 61 | 503 | 971 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 776 | 1 541 | 235 | 11 | 271 | 1 197 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 1 669 | 1 379 | 290 | 63 | 64 | 1 252 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 1 660 | 855 | 805 | 33 | 30 | 792 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 1 410 | 821 | 589 | 59 | 24 | 738 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 157 | 912 | 245 | 115 | 240 | 556 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 1 052 | 871 | 181 | 21 | . | 842 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
| 5 | The definition "Asylum seekers" refers to asylum cases or residence on humanitarian grounds. |