Immigration to Denmark

Denmark has seen an increase in immigration over the past 30 years, with a large part of the immigrants originating from non-Western countries. As of 2014, more than 8 percent of the population of Denmark consisted of immigrants. As of Q2 of 2022, the population of immigrants was 652,495, excluding Danish born descendants of immigrants to Denmark. As of January 2024, the foreign born population in Denmark represented 14% of the population, of which 4.6% were born in another European Union state, and 9.4% were born outside of the European Union. This shift in demographics has posed challenges to the nation as it attempts to address cultural and religious differences, labour shortages, employment gaps, education of immigrants and their descendants, spatial segregation, crime rates and language abilities. More recent Danish policy toward immigrants has become more harsh with some calling the policies far-right.