Asylum applications of unaccompanied minors lodged in Norway by nationality and month (2023)

This table show the number applications for protection (asylum) according to the Immigration Act Section 28, in 2023, and where the applicant is under the age of 18 years and without parents or others with parental responsibility in Norway.
January - December 2023: Asylum applications of unaccompanied minors lodged in Norway by nationality and month
Citizenship Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Afghanistan 27 22 8 3 12 10 10 23 10 12 8 7 152
China 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Egypt 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eritrea 3 0 3 1 2 4 8 5 2 7 4 3 42
Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 10
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Morocco 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Russia 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Somalia 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Stateless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 1 13
Syrian Arab Republic 16 5 9 10 13 20 24 41 52 21 22 16 249
Turkey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
Ukraine 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Total 50 30 25 15 28 36 47 73 73 48 43 36 504

The contents of this table were changed in October 2022. Persons applying for collective protection are no longer included.
The statistics are updated monthly.

Source: Utlendingsdirektoratet / The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)

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