Denmark Refugee Statistics 1960-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Denmark refugee statistics for 2023 was 68,912.00, a 1.68% increase from 2022.
  • Denmark refugee statistics for 2022 was 67,772.00, a 88.14% increase from 2021.
  • Denmark refugee statistics for 2021 was 36,023.00, a 1.69% decline from 2020.
  • Denmark refugee statistics for 2020 was 36,643.00, a 2.37% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Barbados 5.00
Denmark Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 68,912.00 1.68%
2022 67,772.00 88.14%
2021 36,023.00 -1.69%
2020 36,643.00 -2.37%
2019 37,533.00 2.48%
2018 36,623.00 2.68%
2017 35,668.00 6.47%
2016 33,501.00 22.66%
2015 27,312.00 53.72%
2014 17,767.00 35.08%
2013 13,153.00 11.49%
2012 11,797.00 -11.87%
2011 13,386.00 -25.25%
2010 17,907.00 -11.96%
2009 20,340.00 -13.02%
2008 23,385.00 -12.67%
2007 26,779.00 -26.93%
2006 36,650.00 -17.38%
2005 44,362.00 -32.07%
2004 65,305.00 -6.51%
2003 69,855.00 -5.09%
2002 73,600.00 0.43%
2001 73,284.00 3.19%
2000 71,017.00 2.95%
1999 68,982.00 -0.02%
1998 68,996.00 1.31%
1997 68,106.00 2.61%
1996 66,371.00 2.35%
1995 64,850.00 30.84%
1994 49,564.00 11.20%
1993 44,570.00 13.92%
1992 39,124.00 8.38%
1991 36,100.00 9.77%
1990 32,887.00 7.03%
1989 30,726.00 12.51%
1988 27,310.00 -8.97%
1987 30,000.00 30.43%
1986 23,000.00 170.59%
1985 8,500.00 0.00%
1984 8,500.00 136.11%
1983 3,600.00 100.00%
1982 1,800.00 0.00%
1981 1,800.00 0.00%
1980 1,800.00 0.00%
1979 1,800.00 0.00%
1978 1,800.00 2.04%
1977 1,764.00 -16.00%
1976 2,100.00 -1.18%
1975 2,125.00 -26.72%
1974 2,900.00 -21.35%
1973 3,687.00 0.00%
1972 3,687.00 -16.20%
1971 4,400.00 120.00%
1970 2,000.00 -9.09%
1963 2,200.00 0.00%
1962 2,200.00 0.00%
1961 2,200.00 -4.35%
1960 2,300.00 -4.35%