First-time asylum applicants in Denmark
Denmark received 1,865 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Denmark, 2025
1,865
Change from 2024
−15.6%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
18th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Denmark over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,865 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 2,210 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 2,380 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 4,505 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 2,015 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 1,435 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 2,645 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 3,495 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 3,140 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 6,070 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 20,855 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 14,565 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 7,230 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 6,075 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 3,985 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 5,100 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 3,775 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 2,375 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −15.6% from 2,210 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20,855 applicants, the figure has changed by −91.1%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Immigration
101,724 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
69,467 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
6,255 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
5.2 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
22,103 people
2025 · World Bank