Statistics Norway

Persons with refugee background

5 Persons with refugee background1. Refugee status and county. 1 January 2010
  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 Unspecified
The whole country  151 066  109 560 67 309 22 867 10 530 8 854 41 506 28 200 13 270 36
01 Østfold 11 063 8 048 4 403 1 682 1 311  652 3 015 2 157  841 17
02 Akershus 17 540 12 824 7 774 2 768  897 1 385 4 716 3 003 1 703 10
03 Oslo 41 465 27 942 18 626 4 847 1 699 2 770 13 523 8 479 5 043 1
04 Hedmark 3 835 2 970 1 797  626  337  210  865  654  211 .
05 Oppland 4 020 3 077 1 812  665  460  140  943  699  244 .
06 Buskerud 8 933 6 585 3 750 1 592  726  517 2 348 1 644  703 1
07 Vestfold 6 498 4 662 2 704  766  774  418 1 836 1 312  520 4
08 Telemark 5 239 4 037 2 646  873  312  206 1 202  885  317 .
09 Aust-Agder 2 912 2 408 1 261  770  280 97  504  352  152 .
10 Vest-Agder 6 728 5 362 3 346 1 002  617  397 1 366  937  429 .
11 Rogaland 11 320 8 375 5 004 1 774  978  619 2 945 2 016  927 2
12 Hordaland 10 958 7 846 4 745 1 590  746  765 3 112 2 260  852 .
14 Sogn og Fjordane 1 557 1 151  829  138  145 39  406  291  115 .
15 Møre og Romsdal 3 425 2 514 1 339  677  396  102  911  636  275 .
16 Sør-Trøndelag 6 343 4 790 2 598 1 334  529  329 1 553 1 112  441 .
17 Nord-Trøndelag 1 788 1 361  734  494 84 49  427  344 83 .
18 Nordland 3 783 2 767 2 105  494  127 41 1 016  820  196 .
19 Troms Romsa 2 348 1 894 1 223  509 81 81  454  334  120 .
20 Finnmark Finnmárku 1 311  947  613  266 31 37  364  265 98 1
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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