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Refugees by country of asylum — Denmark

Refugees by country of asylum in Denmark in 2024 — 98,204 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 4,810.2%.

2024 98,204 people +42.51% vs 2023
World rank 50of 178
Period maximum 98,204 people2024
Period minimum 1,300 people1955

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Denmark, 1951–2024025,00050,00075,000100,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 2,000 people1953: 1,600 people1955: 1,300 people1957: 2,500 people1959: 2,400 people1961: 2,200 people1963: 2,200 people1971: 4,400 people1973: 3,687 people1975: 2,125 people1977: 1,764 people1979: 1,800 people1981: 1,800 people1983: 3,600 people1985: 8,500 people1987: 30,000 people1989: 30,726 people1991: 36,100 people1993: 44,570 people1995: 64,850 people1997: 68,106 people1999: 68,982 people2001: 73,284 people2003: 69,855 people2005: 44,362 people2007: 26,779 people2009: 20,340 people2011: 13,386 people2013: 13,153 people2015: 27,312 people2017: 35,668 people2019: 37,533 people2021: 36,023 people2023: 68,912 people2024: 98,204 people
Change over the period: +96,204 (+4,810.2%) Average annual rate: 5.48 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 98,204 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Northern Europe computed 1.27M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 98,204 +29,292 +42.51%
2023 68,912 +1,140 +1.68%
2022 67,772 +31,749 +88.14%
2021 36,023 −620 −1.69%
2020 36,643 −890 −2.37%
2019 37,533 +910 +2.48%
2018 36,623 +955 +2.68%
2017 35,668 +2,167 +6.47%
2016 33,501 +6,189 +22.66%
2015 27,312 +9,545 +53.72%
2014 17,767 +4,614 +35.08%
2013 13,153 +1,356 +11.49%
2012 11,797 −1,589 −11.87%
2011 13,386 −4,521 −25.25%
2010 17,907 −2,433 −11.96%
2009 20,340 −3,045 −13.02%
2008 23,385 −3,394 −12.67%
2007 26,779 −9,871 −26.93%
2006 36,650 −7,712 −17.38%
2005 44,362 −20,943 −32.07%
2004 65,305 −4,550 −6.51%
2003 69,855 −3,745 −5.09%
2002 73,600 +316 +0.43%
2001 73,284 +2,267 +3.19%
2000 71,017 +2,035 +2.95%
1999 68,982 −14 −0.02%
1998 68,996 +890 +1.31%
1997 68,106 +1,735 +2.61%
1996 66,371 +1,521 +2.35%
1995 64,850 +15,286 +30.84%
1994 49,564 +4,994 +11.2%
1993 44,570 +5,446 +13.92%
1992 39,124 +3,024 +8.38%
1991 36,100 +3,213 +9.77%
1990 32,887 +2,161 +7.03%
1989 30,726 +3,416 +12.51%
1988 27,310 −2,690 −8.97%
1987 30,000 +7,000 +30.43%
1986 23,000 +14,500 +170.59%
1985 8,500 +0 +0%
1984 8,500 +4,900 +136.11%
1983 3,600 +1,800 +100%
1982 1,800 +0 +0%
1981 1,800 +0 +0%
1980 1,800 +0 +0%
1979 1,800 +0 +0%
1978 1,800 +36 +2.04%
1977 1,764 −336 −16%
1976 2,100 −25 −1.18%
1975 2,125 −775 −26.72%
1974 2,900 −787 −21.35%
1973 3,687 +0 +0%
1972 3,687 −713 −16.2%
1971 4,400 +2,400 +120%
1970 2,000
1963 2,200 +0 +0%
1962 2,200 +0 +0%
1961 2,200 −100 −4.35%
1960 2,300 −100 −4.17%
1959 2,400 −100 −4%
1958 2,500 +0 +0%
1957 2,500 +0 +0%
1956 2,500 +1,200 +92.31%
1955 1,300 −100 −7.14%
1954 1,400 −200 −12.5%
1953 1,600 −200 −11.11%
1952 1,800 −200 −10%
1951 2,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.