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| Refugees |
| 5 | Different definitions of refugees1, by refugee status and county. 1 January 2006 |
| Refugees | Principal applicants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Principal applicants | By family connection to refugee2 | Unspecified refugee | Resettlement refugees3 | Asylum seekers5 | Other refugees4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The whole country | 117 231 | 88 891 | 28 340 | 6 733 | 18 723 | 52 978 | 10 457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 Østfold | 8 417 | 6 476 | 1 941 | 544 | 1 357 | 3 330 | 1 245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 Akershus | 12 680 | 9 682 | 2 998 | 1 006 | 2 062 | 5 768 | 846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03 Oslo | 32 478 | 22 975 | 9 503 | 1 978 | 4 094 | 15 595 | 1 308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04 Hedmark | 3 162 | 2 567 | 595 | 196 | 541 | 1 433 | 397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 Oppland | 3 270 | 2 561 | 709 | 101 | 504 | 1 414 | 542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 Buskerud | 6 789 | 5 289 | 1 500 | 448 | 1 236 | 2 898 | 707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07 Vestfold | 5 180 | 3 864 | 1 316 | 307 | 643 | 2 125 | 789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 Telemark | 4 248 | 3 347 | 901 | 150 | 670 | 2 196 | 331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09 Aust-Agder | 2 215 | 1 881 | 334 | 58 | 617 | 903 | 303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Vest-Agder | 5 478 | 4 541 | 937 | 367 | 813 | 2 720 | 641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Rogaland | 8 687 | 6 748 | 1 939 | 490 | 1 398 | 3 889 | 971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Hordaland | 8 540 | 6 525 | 2 015 | 613 | 1 447 | 3 697 | 768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Sogn og Fjordane | 1 372 | 979 | 393 | 23 | 125 | 666 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Møre og Romsdal | 2 843 | 2 146 | 697 | 64 | 530 | 1 065 | 487 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Sør-Trøndelag | 4 954 | 3 931 | 1 023 | 267 | 1 144 | 1 962 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Nord-Trøndelag | 1 422 | 1 181 | 241 | 28 | 526 | 525 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 Nordland | 2 895 | 2 159 | 736 | 29 | 423 | 1 547 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 Troms | 1 721 | 1 366 | 355 | 46 | 424 | 794 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Finnmark Finnmárku | 880 | 673 | 207 | 18 | 169 | 451 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |