Statistics Norway

Persons with refugee background

5 Persons with refugee background1, by refugee status and county. 1 January 2011
  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  157 692  114 760 71 744 23 784 10 447 8 785 42 932 29 242 13 638 52
01 Østfold 11 643 8 519 4 798 1 747 1 334  640 3 124 2 234  872 18
02 Akershus 18 409 13 494 8 290 2 900  900 1 404 4 915 3 112 1 788 15
03 Oslo 42 360 28 467 19 123 4 893 1 726 2 725 13 893 8 793 5 098 2
04 Hedmark 4 072 3 156 1 948  673  330  205  916  700  216 .
05 Oppland 4 309 3 328 2 043  701  451  133  981  738  243 .
06 Buskerud 9 413 6 966 4 072 1 676  704  514 2 447 1 704  742 1
07 Vestfold 6 686 4 829 2 853  767  780  429 1 857 1 323  530 4
08 Telemark 5 576 4 340 2 893  937  309  201 1 236  900  335 1
09 Aust-Agder 3 110 2 582 1 394  814  275 99  528  364  163 1
10 Vest-Agder 7 067 5 655 3 623 1 050  595  387 1 412  969  442 1
11 Rogaland 11 729 8 706 5 232 1 890  966  618 3 023 2 048  973 2
12 Hordaland 11 353 8 117 4 942 1 676  744  755 3 236 2 367  869 .
14 Sogn og Fjordane 1 588 1 186  878  136  133 39  402  288  114 .
15 Møre og Romsdal 3 728 2 766 1 565  727  375 99  962  682  280 .
16 Sør-Trøndelag 6 583 4 991 2 775 1 358  526  332 1 592 1 135  457 .
17 Nord-Trøndelag 2 014 1 550  947  475 83 45  464  381 83 .
18 Nordland 4 168 3 091 2 386  542  117 46 1 077  870  207 .
19 Troms Romsa 2 489 2 007 1 321  540 70 76  482  356  119 7
20 Finnmark Finnmárku 1 395 1 010  661  282 29 38  385  278  107 .
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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