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  • Bosnians – the integration champions?

    Statistical analysis 2017

    During the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s, 14 000 people fled Bosnia and Herzegovina and ended up in Norway. Thirty-five per cent of Bosnians in Norway have a higher education, compared with 32 per cent of the Norwegian population in general. Very man...

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  • 6 in 10 men self-supporting after 8 years

    Statistical analysis 2017

    The incomes of refugees who came to Norway in 2000 have increased in line with their length of residence, but this trend has gradually come to a halt, especially among men. This article was first published in Norwegian, in Statistics Norway’s jour...

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  • From asylum seeker to refugee – before and after the crisis of 2015

    Statistical analysis 2017

    One million refugees/asylum seekers came to Europe in 2015. Public discourse has been concerned with society's ability to accept and integrate such large numbers of displaced persons. This article examines refugees who have lived in Norway for sev...

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  • Statelessness: many worldwide, few in Norway

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Around 2 400 stateless persons live in Norway, most of whom are refugees. The biggest problem for stateless persons with a residence permit in Norway is the lack of passport, while those in many other countries have considerably greater problems, ...

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  • Record numbers of displaced persons

    Statistical analysis 2017

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported last year that 65 million people have been displaced globally. Meanwhile, there is growing concern about the quality and availability of statistics on refugees. Statistics Norway i...

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  • Women and men – Please, mind the gap!

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Half of the women who participate in the Introduction programme for newly arrived refugees are in work or education one year after the programme. The political goal is 70 per cent. Men achieve this target, but women do not. Why is there such a gen...

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  • Education from back home

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Gaining a foothold in the labour market and settling in Norway can be largely dependent on the education a refugee has from their homeland. Education levels differ considerably depending on country background.This article was first published in No...

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  • UDI and the immigration administration

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Here is an overview of the rules that apply to obtaining protection in Norway and the associated procedures. Also read about different types of reception centres and the role of government bodies. How many applications from the 2015 cohort of asyl...

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  • Do refugees get involved in local politics?

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Municipal election statistics for 2015 show that immigrants have a lower voter turnout than other voters in Norway, and that refugees are generally no more politically engaged than the majority of immigrants. Two per cent of municipal council repr...

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  • How many refugees' families come to Norway?

    Statistical analysis 2017

    In the period 1990-2015, 141 300 refugees found their way to Norway and were granted a residence permit. A total of 45 100 family members of 23 500 of these refugees have subsequently been accepted into Norway. Country background has a large beari...

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  • Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration 2016

    Reports 2016/41

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  • Family immigration and marriage patterns 1990-2015

    Reports 2016/39

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  • Effects of in-work tax credits on labour supply among immigrants

    Reports 2016/38

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  • Two-fold increase in Syrian participants

    During 2015, 37 100 people attended Norwegian language training and social studies for newly arrived immigrants - a 2 percent increase from 2014. A total of 4 500 of the participants were from Syria. This is nearly double the number from the previ...

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  • Emigration among immigrants in Norway -

    Reports 2016/27

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