MigrantoMigration trends in Denmark
Europe
Denmark takes in more people than it loses: 833.7K immigrants against 124.7K emigrants. Net balance +709.1K — 12% of the country's population
6M
Population
833.7K
Immigrants
124.7K
Emigrants
+709.1K
Inflow
1 in 7 residents of Denmark was born abroad — and 1 in 49 people born in Denmark lives abroad
#66 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Denmark
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
222.6K immigrants · 124.6K emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
2000
- Turkey overtook Germany as the largest source of new arrivals
2005
- Migration accounted for 61% of the country's population growth
2010
- Germany overtook Turkey as the largest source of new arrivals
2015
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
Today
- Migration accounted for 89% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: 611.1K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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