Asylum applications lodged in Norway by nationality and year (2007-2013)
The table shows how many people applied for protection (asylum) each year in the period from 2007 to 2014 and their citizenship.
2007 - 2013: Asylum applications lodged in Norway by nationality and year.
| Citizenship | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
| Afghanistan |
234 |
1363 |
3871 |
979 |
979 |
986 |
726 |
9138 |
| Albania |
31 |
53 |
29 |
24 |
43 |
169 |
185 |
534 |
| Algeria |
27 |
100 |
161 |
133 |
101 |
122 |
110 |
754 |
| Angola |
20 |
24 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
20 |
14 |
124 |
| Argentina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Armenia |
6 |
15 |
30 |
17 |
15 |
27 |
20 |
130 |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Austria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Azerbaijan |
23 |
40 |
60 |
46 |
53 |
43 |
51 |
316 |
| Bahrain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Bangladesh |
12 |
8 |
20 |
17 |
75 |
225 |
125 |
482 |
| Belarus |
16 |
13 |
10 |
29 |
52 |
139 |
50 |
309 |
| Belgium |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Benin |
1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
| Bhutan |
37 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
| Bolivia |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18 |
17 |
12 |
21 |
33 |
39 |
43 |
183 |
| Botswana |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Brazil |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
| Bulgaria |
4 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
5 |
65 |
| Burkina Faso |
2 |
6 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
38 |
| Burundi |
70 |
69 |
19 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
198 |
| Cambodia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Cameroon |
17 |
39 |
34 |
25 |
21 |
20 |
14 |
170 |
| Canada |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
| Cape Verde |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Central African Republic |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
| Chad |
2 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
40 |
| Chile |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
| China |
40 |
81 |
71 |
192 |
101 |
84 |
77 |
646 |
| Colombia |
1 |
9 |
19 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
45 |
| Congo |
54 |
107 |
107 |
86 |
47 |
51 |
24 |
476 |
| Congo, Brazzaville |
8 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
| Costa Rica |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
10 |
22 |
29 |
22 |
53 |
34 |
27 |
197 |
| Croatia |
0 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
50 |
| Cuba |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Czech Republic |
1 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
| Denmark |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Djibouti |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
20 |
| Dominican Republic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ecuador |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Egypt |
10 |
14 |
29 |
21 |
24 |
37 |
40 |
175 |
| El Salvador |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
30 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| Eritrea |
789 |
1799 |
2667 |
1711 |
1256 |
1183 |
3258 |
12663 |
| Estonia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Ethiopia |
241 |
354 |
706 |
505 |
293 |
185 |
291 |
2575 |
| France |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Gabon |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
| Gambia |
17 |
37 |
69 |
55 |
41 |
38 |
39 |
296 |
| Georgia |
2 |
19 |
47 |
85 |
49 |
109 |
68 |
379 |
| Germany |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
| Ghana |
23 |
73 |
54 |
46 |
27 |
29 |
38 |
290 |
| Greece |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
| Guatemala |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
| Guinea |
16 |
36 |
75 |
59 |
54 |
47 |
64 |
351 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
18 |
15 |
64 |
| Haiti |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Honduras |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Hungary |
3 |
2 |
29 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
0 |
60 |
| India |
83 |
74 |
36 |
52 |
56 |
34 |
16 |
351 |
| Indonesia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Iran |
222 |
720 |
574 |
429 |
355 |
441 |
266 |
3007 |
| Iraq |
1227 |
3137 |
1214 |
460 |
357 |
221 |
191 |
6807 |
| Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Israel |
3 |
15 |
13 |
20 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
65 |
| Italy |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
17 |
| Jamaica |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Jordan |
9 |
22 |
29 |
21 |
18 |
24 |
31 |
154 |
| Kazakhstan |
4 |
8 |
29 |
24 |
10 |
18 |
14 |
107 |
| Kenya |
10 |
19 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
78 |
| Kosovo |
0 |
312 |
291 |
244 |
146 |
130 |
254 |
1377 |
| Kuwait |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
12 |
9 |
23 |
58 |
45 |
34 |
34 |
215 |
| Latvia |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
6 |
28 |
| Lebanon |
58 |
54 |
43 |
30 |
19 |
22 |
25 |
251 |
| Liberia |
13 |
27 |
35 |
57 |
24 |
20 |
22 |
198 |
| Libya |
49 |
81 |
84 |
36 |
139 |
70 |
75 |
534 |
| Lithuania |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
| Macedonia |
10 |
23 |
25 |
93 |
22 |
30 |
35 |
238 |
| Malawi |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
| Malaysia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Maldives |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mali |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
31 |
64 |
110 |
| Mauritania |
6 |
26 |
45 |
16 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
119 |
| Mexico |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
34 |
| Moldova |
9 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
50 |
| Mongolia |
7 |
6 |
1 |
11 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
67 |
| Montenegro |
7 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
55 |
| Morocco |
16 |
44 |
72 |
95 |
87 |
142 |
117 |
573 |
| Mosambique |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Myanmar |
20 |
20 |
31 |
72 |
33 |
10 |
8 |
194 |
| Namibia |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Nepal |
46 |
144 |
112 |
17 |
23 |
26 |
8 |
376 |
| Netherlands |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
| Nicaragua |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Niger |
2 |
9 |
13 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
13 |
79 |
| Nigeria |
108 |
436 |
582 |
354 |
240 |
355 |
522 |
2597 |
| North Korea |
72 |
23 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
102 |
| Pakistan |
43 |
38 |
139 |
99 |
92 |
147 |
146 |
704 |
| Papua New Guinea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Peru |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| Philippines |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
22 |
| Poland |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
| Portugal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Republic of Korea |
4 |
32 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
50 |
| Romania |
4 |
3 |
6 |
19 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
64 |
| Russia |
863 |
1078 |
867 |
628 |
365 |
370 |
376 |
4547 |
| Rwanda |
21 |
30 |
8 |
21 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
97 |
| Saudi Arabia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Senegal |
3 |
19 |
31 |
32 |
24 |
12 |
22 |
143 |
| Serbia |
585 |
363 |
115 |
200 |
94 |
116 |
78 |
1551 |
| Sierra Leone |
9 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
32 |
14 |
23 |
143 |
| Singapore |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Slovak Republic |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Somalia |
187 |
1293 |
1901 |
1397 |
2216 |
2181 |
1694 |
10869 |
| South Africa |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
| South Sudan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
| Spain |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
| Sri Lanka |
238 |
342 |
212 |
71 |
40 |
32 |
15 |
950 |
| Stateless |
515 |
940 |
1280 |
448 |
262 |
263 |
550 |
4258 |
| Sudan |
37 |
118 |
251 |
181 |
209 |
472 |
598 |
1866 |
| Swaziland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Sweden |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
49 |
115 |
278 |
119 |
198 |
327 |
856 |
1942 |
| Tajikistan |
1 |
3 |
26 |
29 |
7 |
16 |
14 |
96 |
| Tanzania |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
23 |
| Thailand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Togo |
5 |
9 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
38 |
| Tunisia |
4 |
10 |
31 |
39 |
76 |
62 |
70 |
292 |
| Turkey |
49 |
82 |
82 |
74 |
42 |
42 |
66 |
437 |
| Turkmenistan |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
| Uganda |
15 |
25 |
32 |
37 |
19 |
48 |
45 |
221 |
| Ukraine |
6 |
18 |
27 |
9 |
16 |
31 |
25 |
132 |
| United Arab Emirates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| United Kingdom |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
| United States |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
24 |
| Uruguay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Uzbekistan |
38 |
148 |
145 |
108 |
115 |
131 |
140 |
825 |
| Venezuela |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Vietnam |
19 |
25 |
9 |
18 |
24 |
22 |
26 |
143 |
| Western Sahara |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Yemen |
23 |
82 |
113 |
73 |
47 |
30 |
36 |
404 |
| Zambia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Zimbabwe |
9 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
126 |
| Total |
6528 |
14431 |
17226 |
10064 |
9053 |
9785 |
11983 |
79070 |