Asylum applications lodged in Norway by Citizenship and Month (2026)


This table shows the number applications for protection (asylum) according to the Immigration Act Section 28, in 2026, application month and citizenship.
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January - April 2026: Asylum applications lodged in Norway by Citizenship and Month
Citizenship Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
Afghanistan 4 8 5 7 24
Albania 0 1 0 0 1
Algeria 0 0 1 1 2
Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 1 3 4
Austria 0 1 0 0 1
Azerbaijan 3 0 0 0 3
Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 1
Belarus 1 0 0 0 1
Brazil 1 0 3 0 4
Burundi 0 1 0 1 2
Cameroon 0 2 0 0 2
Cape Verde 0 4 0 0 4
Chad 0 1 0 0 1
China 2 5 2 2 11
Colombia 14 16 12 9 51
Congo 1 7 0 3 11
Cote d'Ivoire 0 2 0 0 2
Cuba 0 0 1 1 2
Egypt 1 0 1 1 3
El Salvador 0 11 0 0 11
Eritrea 10 4 5 13 32
Eswatini 0 0 1 0 1
Ethiopia 3 1 0 1 5
Finland 1 0 0 0 1
Gambia 1 0 0 0 1
Georgia 1 2 1 0 4
Germany 0 0 2 0 2
Ghana 5 0 0 0 5
Guinea 0 0 2 0 2
Honduras 0 0 2 0 2
India 2 4 3 0 9
Iran 6 6 6 2 20
Iraq 6 0 12 1 19
Jordan 1 0 0 0 1
Kenya 1 1 4 0 6
Kosovo 0 0 1 0 1
Lebanon 1 0 1 0 2
Libya 2 5 3 1 11
Lithuania 0 1 0 1 2
Mali 0 0 1 0 1
Morocco 1 1 1 1 4
Nepal 0 2 0 1 3
Nicaragua 0 2 0 2 4
Nigeria 0 1 1 1 3
Pakistan 2 3 2 1 8
Palestine 9 9 1 0 19
Panama 0 1 0 0 1
Republic of Korea 1 1 0 0 2
Russian Federation 8 1 7 2 18
Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 0 1
Serbia 1 0 0 1 2
Sierra Leone 0 2 0 0 2
Somalia 1 1 0 0 2
South Sudan 0 1 0 0 1
Spain 1 0 0 0 1
Sri Lanka 1 3 2 0 6
Stateless 0 1 1 1 3
Sudan 1 5 7 11 24
Switzerland 0 1 0 0 1
Syrian Arab Republic 15 23 11 14 63
Tajikistan 0 0 0 1 1
Tunisia 0 0 1 0 1
Türkiye 4 4 10 7 25
Uganda 3 1 1 1 6
Ukraine 76 57 65 44 242
United Arab Emirates 0 0 1 0 1
United Kingdom 0 0 0 1 1
United States 0 0 1 2 3
Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2
Venezuela 2 3 1 0 6
Vietnam 0 0 1 0 1
Yemen 4 9 3 1 17
Zimbabwe 1 2 0 0 3
Total 199 218 189 139 745

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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