Denmark: population by ancestry 2023

The number of immigrants living in Denmark increased from 2013 to 2023. In 2013, there were 460,000 immigrants living in Denmark, whereas this number had increased to 700,000 in 2023. That year, there were over five 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 2013 to 2023, by ancestry (in millions)

Characteristic	Danish origin	Immigrants	Descendants
2023	5.02	0.7	0.21
2022	5	0.64	0.21
2021	5	0.62	0.2
2020	5	0.61	0.19
2019	5	0.61	0.19
2018	5	0.59	0.18
2017	5	0.57	0.17
2016	5	0.54	0.16
2015	5	0.5	0.16
2014	5	0.48	0.15
2013	5	0.46	0.14

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

Denmark

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Supplementary notes

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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