Net migration in Denmark
Net migration to Denmark was 22,103 people in 2025.
Denmark, 2025
22,103
Change from 2024
−13.8%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
31st of 217
Net migration in Denmark over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,103 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | 25,639 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 31,006 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 60,219 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 26,887 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 10,851 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | 9,488 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | 18,919 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | 24,561 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | 33,391 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | 42,284 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | 27,242 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | 21,359 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | 16,871 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | 13,495 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | 17,533 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | 15,551 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | 25,775 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | 20,560 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | 10,491 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | 6,887 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | 5,166 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | 7,228 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | 9,629 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | 12,192 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −13.8% from 25,639 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42,284 people, the figure has changed by −47.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Immigration
101,724 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
69,467 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
14.2%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
6,255 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,865 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat