The number of immigrants as a share of the total population in Denmark increased from 2012 to 2022. In 2012, there were 440,000 immigrants living in Denmark, whereas this number had increased to over 640,000 in 2022. That year, there were 5 million inhabitants of Danish origin, and 210,000 descendants residing in Denmark. The largest group of immigrants living in Denmark came from Poland.
Population in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry
(in millions)
For this statistic, the numbers reported by the source have been rounded.
Immigrants are defined as people born abroad who currently reside in Denmark and whose parents are not Danish citizens and are not born in Denmark. If there is no information about one of the parents and the person was born abroad, the person is perceived as an immigrant.
Descendants are defined as persons who were born in Denmark to parents who cannot be both born in Denmark and have Danish citizenship at the same time. If at least one of the parents who is born in Denmark obtains a Danish citizenship their children won't be classified as descendants. If parents who are born in Denmark keep a foreign citizenship, their children will be classified as descendants.
Statistic shows number of inhabitants as of 1st January each year.
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Statistics Denmark. (February 11, 2022). Population in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572089/total-population-in-denmark-by-nationality-status/
Statistics Denmark. "Population in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in millions)." Chart. February 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572089/total-population-in-denmark-by-nationality-status/
Statistics Denmark. (2022). Population in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572089/total-population-in-denmark-by-nationality-status/
Statistics Denmark. "Population in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by Ancestry (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572089/total-population-in-denmark-by-nationality-status/
Statistics Denmark, Population in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572089/total-population-in-denmark-by-nationality-status/ (last visited May 24, 2022)
