Statistics Norway

Persons with refugee background

5 Persons with refugee background1, by refugee status and county. 1 January 2012
  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  163 480  119 060 75 354 24 614 10 361 8 731 44 420 30 176 14 192 52
01 Østfold 11 953 8 659 4 932 1 764 1 320  643 3 294 2 337  939 18
02 Akershus 19 307 14 101 8 801 2 973  903 1 424 5 206 3 313 1 878 15
03 Oslo 43 363 29 187 19 661 5 048 1 769 2 709 14 176 8 940 5 234 2
04 Hedmark 4 332 3 328 2 085  720  324  199 1 004  774  230 .
05 Oppland 4 561 3 541 2 211  762  434  134 1 020  771  249 .
06 Buskerud 9 807 7 243 4 284 1 756  700  503 2 564 1 776  787 1
07 Vestfold 6 860 4 974 3 010  775  775  414 1 886 1 311  570 5
08 Telemark 5 768 4 494 3 020  977  300  197 1 274  920  353 1
09 Aust-Agder 3 279 2 722 1 514  848  265 95  557  377  180 .
10 Vest-Agder 7 292 5 827 3 802 1 055  587  383 1 465 1 006  458 1
11 Rogaland 12 086 9 001 5 445 1 991  947  618 3 085 2 082 1 001 2
12 Hordaland 11 709 8 370 5 168 1 707  741  754 3 339 2 423  916 .
14 Sogn og Fjordane 1 681 1 263  927  165  131 40  418  306  112 .
15 Møre og Romsdal 3 871 2 894 1 707  737  353 97  977  689  288 .
16 Sør-Trøndelag 6 745 5 102 2 903 1 358  515  326 1 643 1 177  466 .
17 Nord-Trøndelag 2 245 1 746 1 115  511 80 40  499  411 88 .
18 Nordland 4 427 3 309 2 572  577  118 42 1 118  912  206 .
19 Troms Romsa 2 703 2 195 1 451  598 70 76  508  376  125 7
20 Finnmark Finnmárku 1 491 1 104  746  292 29 37  387  275  112 .
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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