Statistics Norway

Refugees

2   Refugees1, by country background, citizenship and duration of residence in Norway. 1 January 2007
Country background Refugees, total Refugees with Norwegian citizenship Refugees with foreign citizenship Duration of residence. Year
 0- 4  5-9 10-19 20-  
Total  125 149 64 815 60 334       38 494       30 629       46 200        9 826
Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey  357 93  264  120 40  113 84
Eastern Europe 30 788 18 147 12 641 6 557 6 621 16 006 1 604
North America, Oceania 91 17 74 24 13 29 25
Afrika 25 828 8 909 16 919 12 937 6 709 5 624  558
South and Central America 5 364 3 702 1 662  294  447 3 371 1 252
Asia med Tyrkia 62 721 33 947 28 774 18 562 16 799 21 057 6 303
Selected countries              
Iraq 16 806 6 305 10 501 5 893 8 240 2 625 48
Somalia 13 994 4 937 9 057 6 654 4 286 3 030 24
Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 522 8 592 3 930  721 1 368 10 422 11
Iran 11 284 7 762 3 522 1 922 2 959 5 927  476
Vietnam 10 860 9 893  967  687  697 4 870 4 606
Serbia 7 968 5 019 2 949 1 394 3 090 3 461 23
Afghanistan 6 380  510 5 870 4 426 1 648  265 41
Sri Lanka 6 224 4 560 1 664  619 1 246 3 747  612
Chile 4 492 3 194 1 298  154  173 3 031 1 134
Russia 3 853  214 3 639 3 429  318 97 9
Ethiopia 2 260  791 1 469  891  830  402  137
Turkey 2 015 1 255  760  496  452  959  108
Eritrea 1 998 1 107  891  800  164  831  203
Croatia 1 892 1 006  886  260 1 348  274 10
Pakistan 1 553  747  806  469  321  636  127
Burma 1 345 19 1 326 1 305 20 20 -
Poland 1 192  984  208 58 64  465  605
Macedonia 1 134  912  222  157  103  853 21
Congo 1 092  122  970  860  151 77 4
Lebanon 1 023  804  219  171  181  659 12
Syria  908  505  403  365  244  294 5
Liberia  872 5  867  862 4 5 1
Burundi  806 30  776  724 76 6 -
Palestinian Territory  758  238  520  565 41  142 10
Sudan  675  232  443  337  222  114 2
Hungary  642  614 28 11 6 22  603
China  527  187  340  297 75  110 45
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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