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| Refugees |
| 5 | Different definitions of refugees1, by refugee status and county. 1 January 2007 |
| Refugees | Principal applicants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Principal applicants | By family connection to refugee2 | Unspecified refugee | Resettlement refugees3 | Asylum seekers5 | Other refugees4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The whole country | 125 149 | 94 863 | 30 286 | 6 626 | 19 942 | 58 086 | 10 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 Østfold | 9 028 | 6 925 | 2 103 | 533 | 1 426 | 3 727 | 1 239 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 Akershus | 13 991 | 10 666 | 3 325 | 1 021 | 2 290 | 6 544 | 811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03 Oslo | 35 033 | 24 842 | 10 191 | 1 973 | 4 430 | 17 023 | 1 416 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04 Hedmark | 3 300 | 2 668 | 632 | 187 | 549 | 1 558 | 374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 Oppland | 3 339 | 2 627 | 712 | 100 | 567 | 1 465 | 495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 Buskerud | 7 287 | 5 681 | 1 606 | 437 | 1 340 | 3 228 | 676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07 Vestfold | 5 555 | 4 116 | 1 439 | 295 | 696 | 2 348 | 777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 Telemark | 4 509 | 3 559 | 950 | 144 | 691 | 2 406 | 318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09 Aust-Agder | 2 342 | 1 990 | 352 | 54 | 661 | 994 | 281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Vest-Agder | 5 642 | 4 702 | 940 | 356 | 892 | 2 848 | 606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Rogaland | 9 354 | 7 262 | 2 092 | 484 | 1 519 | 4 305 | 954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Hordaland | 8 959 | 6 836 | 2 123 | 588 | 1 489 | 3 995 | 764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Sogn og Fjordane | 1 374 | 1 010 | 364 | 23 | 117 | 708 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Møre og Romsdal | 2 974 | 2 251 | 723 | 59 | 573 | 1 168 | 451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Sør-Trøndelag | 5 358 | 4 247 | 1 111 | 261 | 1 234 | 2 221 | 531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Nord-Trøndelag | 1 422 | 1 165 | 257 | 27 | 469 | 582 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 Nordland | 2 964 | 2 208 | 756 | 20 | 407 | 1 630 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 Troms Romsa | 1 784 | 1 412 | 372 | 45 | 448 | 834 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Finnmark Finnmárku | 934 | 696 | 238 | 19 | 144 | 502 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
| 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 | 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. |
| 4 | The definition "other refugees" refers to refugees of war with families from Bosnia Herzegovina who has been granted a collective assesment. |
| 5 | The definition "Asylum seekers" refers to asylum cases or residence on humanitarian grounds. |