Statistics Norway

Persons with refugee background

5 Persons with refugee background1. Refugee status and county. 1 January 2009
  Total Principal applicants By family connection to principal applicant2
  Total Asylum seekers3 Resettlement refugees4 other 5 Unspecified Total Family reunification and accompanying person Marriage establishment
The whole country  143 355  104 039 62 963 21 559 10 608 8 909 39 316 26 603 12 713
01 Østfold 10 477 7 710 4 118 1 614 1 331  647 2 767 1 978  789
02 Akershus 16 591 12 153 7 275 2 615  888 1 375 4 438 2 835 1 603
03 Oslo 40 329 27 268 18 095 4 735 1 647 2 791 13 061 8 147 4 914
04 Hedmark 3 585 2 768 1 632  568  347  221  817  623  194
05 Oppland 3 731 2 834 1 605  611  471  147  897  660  237
06 Buskerud 8 472 6 300 3 566 1 489  723  522 2 172 1 511  661
07 Vestfold 6 332 4 544 2 596  742  795  411 1 788 1 282  506
08 Telemark 4 895 3 736 2 456  752  318  210 1 159  863  296
09 Aust-Agder 2 683 2 229 1 120  727  281  101  454  305  149
10 Vest-Agder 6 392 5 109 3 130  946  635  398 1 283  881  402
11 Rogaland 10 771 7 945 4 707 1 640  985  613 2 826 1 930  896
12 Hordaland 10 250 7 450 4 361 1 558  758  773 2 800 2 003  797
14 Sogn og Fjordane 1 481 1 070  744  134  150 42  411  295  116
15 Møre og Romsdal 3 212 2 350 1 229  606  407  108  862  596  266
16 Sør-Trøndelag 6 028 4 533 2 404 1 243  543  343 1 495 1 082  413
17 Nord-Trøndelag 1 591 1 232  634  466 83 49  359  277 82
18 Nordland 3 424 2 434 1 802  460  130 42  990  795  195
19 Troms Romsa 1 981 1 547  918  467 83 79  434  326  108
20 Finnmark Finnmárku 1 130  827  571  186 33 37  303  214 89
1  The definition "person with refugee background" refers to persons resident in Norway, who have come to Norway because of flight (family included). Children born in Norway by persons with refugee background 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  The definition "Asylum seekers" refers to asylum cases or residence on humanitarian grounds.
4  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.
5  The definition "other" refers to refugees of war with families from mainly Bosnia Herzegovina who has been granted a collective assesment.

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