Norway

More asylum seekers to Norway

Around 17,200 persons applied for political asylum in Norway last year, an 160 per cent increase over the past two years, according to the annual report from the Immigration Directorate (UDI). 

However, a report from the UN High Comissioner for Refugees shows that the number of persons who seek asylum in the West, remains nerly unchanged from the year before.

The report covers 44 industrial nations. Last year 377,200 persons applied for asylum in these countries, around 100 more than in 2008.

The Nordic countries experienced a collective increase in the number of asylum seekers by 13 per cent.

Most of the asylum seekers arriving in Norway come from countries plagued by war and conflicts.

Source: NRK/Norway Post