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 - September 2026: Asylum applications lodged in Norway by Citizenship and Month
Citizenship Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Total
Afghanistan 4 8 5 7 10 3 13 4 21 75
Albania 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Algeria 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4
Armenia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Austria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Azerbaijan 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 9
Bangladesh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Belarus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Benin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Brazil 1 0 3 3 0 5 0 1 0 13
Brunei Darussalam 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Burundi 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cameroon 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Cape Verde 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Chad 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
China 2 5 2 2 4 2 1 3 5 26
Colombia 14 16 12 9 19 2 6 16 5 99
Congo 1 7 0 0 2 3 7 1 3 24
Congo, Brazzaville 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Cote d'Ivoire 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cuba 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Egypt 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 8
El Salvador 0 11 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 15
Eritrea 10 4 5 12 9 18 18 66 25 167
Eswatini 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ethiopia 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 14
Finland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gambia 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 9
Georgia 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 11
Germany 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Ghana 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Guinea 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Honduras 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
India 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 12
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Iran 6 6 6 2 4 3 3 12 8 50
Iraq 6 0 12 1 2 6 1 2 4 34
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Japan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Jordan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
Kenya 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 9
Kosovo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lebanon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 9
Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Libya 2 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 19
Lithuania 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
Mali 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mexico 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4
Morocco 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 12
Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4
Nepal 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nicaragua 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Nigeria 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 7
North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Pakistan 2 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 6 19
Palestine 9 9 1 0 2 1 3 5 0 30
Panama 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Poland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Republic of Korea 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Romania 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Russian Federation 8 1 7 2 4 5 0 6 1 34
Rwanda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Senegal 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Sierra Leone 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Somalia 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 3 2 15
South Sudan 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
Spain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Sri Lanka 1 3 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 14
Stateless 0 1 1 1 0 8 1 3 3 18
Sudan 1 5 7 11 3 4 11 5 11 58
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Switzerland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Syrian Arab Republic 16 22 11 13 24 22 23 28 44 203
Tajikistan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Tanzania, the United Republic of 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5
Tunisia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Türkiye 4 4 10 7 5 5 4 9 12 60
Uganda 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 13
Ukraine 68 57 58 41 41 80 68 57 100 570
United Arab Emirates 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
United Kingdom 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 10
United States 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Uzbekistan 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 9
Venezuela 2 3 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 16
Vietnam 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Yemen 4 9 3 1 1 4 3 2 2 29
Zimbabwe 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 7
Total 192 216 182 135 176 220 189 270 301 1881

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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