Recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark
Denmark: Recent immigrants by country of birth was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2013
All-time low
0.2
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark stood at 0.8. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark peaked at 0.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 13th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2 | — |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.68 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6167 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More population data for Denmark
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1645 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4223 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2287 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.123 (2100)
- Population density 146.58 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 261,283 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark?
- Recent immigrants by country of birth in Denmark was 0.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by country of birth recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by country of birth recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for recent immigrants by country of birth?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by country of birth rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent immigrants by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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