Statistics Norway

Refugees

2   Refugees1, by country background, citizenship and duration of residence in Norway. 1 January 2006
Country background Refugees, total Refugees with Norwegian citizenship Refugees with foreign citizenship Duration of residence. Year
 0- 4  5-9 10-19 20-  
Total  117 231 58 143 59 088       37 948       26 111       45 038       8 134
Norway and the Nordic countries  151  112 39 15 21 77 38
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  309 71  238  112 26  109 62
Eastern Europe 29 435 16 258 13 177 6 484 6 332 15 181 1 438
North America, Oceania 89 15 74 29 7 31 22
Asia, Afrika,              
Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey 87 247 41 687 45 560 31 308 19 725 29 640 6 574
               
Selected countries              
               
Iraq 15 917 4 660 11 257 6 230 7 374 2 284 29
Somalia 12 958 4 069 8 889 6 420 3 712 2 817 9
Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 006 7 932 4 074  662 1 810 9 526 8
Iran 11 107 7 293 3 814 2 474 2 443 5 992  198
Vietnam 10 672 9 673  999  746  567 5 069 4 290
Yugoslavia 8 117 4 288 3 829 1 690 2 903 3 513 11
Sri Lanka 6 033 4 298 1 735  758 1 268 3 658  349
Afghanistan 5 766  345 5 421 4 679  789  293 5
Chile 4 465 3 151 1 314  161  145 3 257  902
Russia 3 405  165 3 240 3 154  166 76 9
Ethiopia 2 122  704 1 418 1 059  539  413  111
Croatia 1 776  734 1 042  313 1 202  253 8
Eritrea 1 669 1 028  641  565  123  844  137
Turkey 1 660 1 093  567  360  343  908 49
Pakistan 1 410  660  750  514  181  642 73
Poland] 1 157  967  190 56 53  574  474
Macedonia 1 052  905  147  102 36  902 12
Lebanon  931  744  187  167  136  622 6
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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