Migration trends in Denmark
Europe
833.7K people from around the world have made Denmark their home. That's 13.9% of the country population, arriving from 208 different countries
6M
Population
833.7K
Immigrants
124.7K
Emigrants
+709.1K
Inflow
Every 7th person in Denmark was born abroad
The #66 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes 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
- Türkiye overtook Germany as the largest source of new arrivals
2005
- Migration accounted for 61% of the country's population growth
2010
- Germany overtook Türkiye 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 citizens living abroad