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| Refugees |
| 1 | Different definitions of refugees1, by country background and refugee status. 1 January 2005 |
| Country background | Refugees | Principal applicants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Principal applicants | By family connection to refugee2 | Unspecified refugee | Resettlement refugees3 | Asylum seekers5 | Other refugees4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 107 208 | 81 460 | 25 748 | 4 037 | 19 317 | 43 850 | 14 256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Nordic countries | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of Western Europe, except Turkey | 163 | 105 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 77 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Europe | 28 076 | 25 506 | 2 570 | 910 | 1 015 | 11 696 | 11 885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America, Oceania | 35 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 22 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Turkey | 78 918 | 55 816 | 23 102 | 3 107 | 18 296 | 32 050 | 2 363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected countries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 14 335 | 8 902 | 5 433 | 37 | 3 095 | 5 358 | 412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 12 073 | 11 086 | 987 | 4 | 222 | 1 631 | 9 229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | 11 534 | 7 630 | 3 904 | 43 | 195 | 6 721 | 671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 10 628 | 9 094 | 1 534 | 74 | 4 943 | 4 038 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 10 577 | 6 834 | 3 743 | 1 859 | 4 839 | 136 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 7 953 | 7 252 | 701 | 23 | 167 | 5 004 | 2 058 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 5 733 | 3 667 | 2 066 | 133 | 13 | 3 517 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 4 715 | 3 550 | 1 165 | 5 | 1 390 | 1 206 | 949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 4 643 | 3 510 | 1 133 | 724 | 155 | 2 631 | . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 2 504 | 2 389 | 115 | 4 | 56 | 1 819 | 510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 2 102 | 1 014 | 1 088 | 11 | 31 | 961 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 821 | 1 676 | 145 | 10 | 274 | 1 322 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 1 815 | 1 392 | 423 | 59 | 482 | 843 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | 1 321 | 1 048 | 273 | 40 | 73 | 919 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 1 214 | 823 | 391 | 8 | 22 | 792 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 and earlier Yugoslavia- internated with families. |
| 5 | The definition "Asylum seekers" refers to asylum cases or residence on humanitarian grounds. |