granted asylum in Denmark, which was the lowest number in 30 years.
The number of asylum seekers in Denmark peaked in 2015, when a high number of refugees and asylum seekers, especially from Syria, arrived in Europe. That year, over 20,000 people applied for asylum in Denmark. In the years that followed, the number of asylum seekers decreased significantly and counted only 2,100 in 2021. In 2020, only short of 600 people were Number of asylum seekers in Denmark from 2011 to 2021
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Statistics on Migration in Denmark
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Population in Denmark 2013-2023, by ancestry
- Basic Statistic Total population in Denmark 2000-2023, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Migration flow in Denmark 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of descendants in Denmark 2023, by country of origin
- Premium Statistic Number of asylum seekers in Denmark 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of residence permits granted in Denmark 2011-2021
Immigration and emigration
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- Basic Statistic Immigration to Denmark 2012-2022, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Number of immigrants living in Denmark 2023, by country of origin
- Basic Statistic Number of immigrants to Denmark 2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Emigration from Denmark 2012-2022, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Number of emigrants from Denmark 2022, by country of destination
Asylum
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- Premium Statistic Number of asylum seekers in Denmark 2014-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of asylum seekers in Denmark 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of asylum seekers in Denmark 2021, by country of origin
- Premium Statistic Number of asylums granted in Denmark 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of asylums granted in Denmark 2021, by country of origin
- Basic Statistic Quarterly number of asylum applications in Denmark 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Accepted asylum applicants in Denmark from Q1 2014 to Q1 2019
Residence permits
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- Premium Statistic Number of residence permits granted in Denmark 2021, by reason
- Premium Statistic Number of residence permits granted in Denmark 2021, by region of origin
- Premium Statistic Number of residence permits granted in Denmark 2021, by country of origin
- Premium Statistic Number of permanent residence permits granted in Denmark 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of permanent residence permits granted in Denmark 2021, by type
Unaccompanied minors
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- Premium Statistic Asylum applications from unaccompanied minors in Denmark 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Asylum applications from unaccompanied minors in Denmark 2014-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Asylum applications from unaccompanied minors in Denmark 2021, by country of origin
- Premium Statistic Asylum applications from unaccompanied minors in Denmark 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Decisions on asylum applications from unaccompanied minors in Denmark 2010-2021
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- Number of applications for refugee status Japan 2021, by status of residence
- Distribution applications for refugee status Japan 2021, by status of residence
- Individuals receiving subsidiary protection status in Italy 2020
- Individuals receiving refugee status in Italy 2020
- Countries with the highest number of new asylum seekers worldwide 2021
- Number of repeated applications for refugee status Japan 2021, by frequency
- Repeated application numbers refugee status Japan 2012-2021
- Number of applications for refugee status Japan 2012-2021
- Asylum seekers per 1,000 inhabitants in the Scandinavian countries 2015
- Asylum seekers in industrial countries 2014
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Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet, Statistics Denmark. (2022). Number of asylum seekers in Denmark from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171340/number-of-asylum-seekers-in-denmark/
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet, and Statistics Denmark. "Number of Asylum Seekers in Denmark from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171340/number-of-asylum-seekers-in-denmark/
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet & Statistics Denmark, Number of asylum seekers in Denmark from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171340/number-of-asylum-seekers-in-denmark/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Number of asylum seekers in Denmark from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet, & Statistics Denmark, March 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171340/number-of-asylum-seekers-in-denmark/