Net migration in Denmark

Net migration to Denmark was 22,103 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2025 22,103 People
Change from 2024 −13.8% 2024: 25,639 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 31st of 217 See the full ranking

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.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period DenmarkEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects