Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Denmark
Denmark: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.4952 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4952 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 87.1%
World rank
189th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.4952 per 100,000 people
in 2025
All-time low
0 per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.4952 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 87.1% on the previous year and up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Denmark peaked at 0.4952 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 189th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Denmark, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4819 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0923 per 100,000 people | -80.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1105 per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1836 per 100,000 people | +66.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1832 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1826 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.182 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2715 per 100,000 people | +49.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1799 per 100,000 people | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1791 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.107 per 100,000 people | -40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1066 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1062 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1057 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1927 per 100,000 people | +82.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1911 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.0851 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.0848 per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.135 per 100,000 people | +59.1% |
| 2022 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2024 | 0.2646 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2025 | 0.4952 per 100,000 people | +87.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2047 per 100,000 people | 0.0923 per 100,000 people | 0.4819 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0894 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.1927 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1633 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.4952 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 186 Philippines 0.6208 per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.5451 per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Belgium 0.5443 per 100,000 people compare
- 190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
- 190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Thailand 0.4342 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Denmark
- Red List Index 0.9749 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,586 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 55 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Denmark?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Denmark was 0.4952 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4952 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Denmark ranks 189th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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