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DENMARK
In 2002, 170 persons departed Denmark under the assisted voluntary return programme, including
55 Bosnians, 43 Somalis and 24 Kosovars. 10 It was reported that this figure represented a
lower level of returns than in previous years, as a result of a 40 per cent decrease in the funding
provided by the government. In the previous year, 224 migrants were assisted to return to their
home country.
Statistics on IOM-Implemented AVR
Number of Returns
2000
f
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Total for 2002
Total for 2003
FIGURE 1
AVR NORDIC COMPARISON :
2002 AND 2003
Finland Denmark Norway* Sweden Total
Host Country
TABLE 1
AVR STATISTICS FOR DENMARK
Year Number of
Assisted Voluntary Returns
2000 1,312
2001 118
2002 135
January – November 2003 236