Asylum applications of unaccompanied minors lodged in Norway by nationality and month (2015)


The table shows how many people claimed to be under the age of 18 and unaccompanied by parents or others with parental responsibility when they applied for protection (asylum) in Norway in 2015. The figures also show their citizenship.
January - December 2015: Asylum applications of unaccompanied minors1 lodged in Norway by nationality and month.
CitizenshipJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotalt
Afghanistan 49 18 37 34 132 212 261 334 437 849 946 228 3 537
Albania 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 2 0 1 17
Algeria 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 11
Bangladesh 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5
Brazil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
China 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Congo, Brazzaville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Egypt 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 9
El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Eritrea 4 0 5 31 192 53 78 108 112 116 28 8 735
Ethiopia 4 5 11 5 18 13 12 16 25 19 12 5 145
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
India 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 21 13 2 40
Iraq 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 16 27 22 4 80
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kosovo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Libya 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Mali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Morocco 3 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 1 3 2 2 22
Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nigeria 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
Pakistan 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 6 6 7 1 29
Russia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Somalia 5 5 11 8 19 14 14 15 15 15 20 3 144
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Stateless 3 1 2 1 0 7 7 6 4 18 9 1 59
Sudan 1 0 0 0 2 4 7 5 4 2 0 1 26
Syrian Arab Republic 7 4 2 2 9 9 20 50 155 162 136 18 574
Turkey 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
Uzbekistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Vietnam 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 5
Total934270883843244135437911 2491 2092745 480

1Unaccompanied minor asylum seeker is an asylum seeker who claims to be under 18 years of age and who has no parents or others with parental responsibility in Norway.

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