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Denmark – Net Migration

Name: Denmark Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

22,103 −3,536 from 2024 G20 rank: 187th · all-time high: 60,219 (2022)

APA

Denmark Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/denmark/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_denmark_net-migration,
  title = {Denmark Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/denmark/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	11,097	–	–
2027* trend	15,512	–	–
2026* trend	19,926	–	–
2025	22,103	−3,536	187th
2024	25,639	−5,367	183rd
2023	31,006	−29,213	180th
2022	60,219	+33,332	179th
2021	26,887	+16,036	184th
2020	10,851	+1,363	170th
2019	9,488	−9,431	161st
2018	18,919	−5,642	169th
2017	24,561	−8,830	174th
2016	33,391	−8,893	178th
2015	42,284	+15,042	188th
2014	27,242	+5,883	177th
2013	21,359	+4,488	173rd
2012	16,871	+3,376	172nd
2011	13,495	−4,038	168th
2010	17,533	+1,982	177th
2009	15,551	−10,224	172nd
2008	25,775	+5,215	178th
2007	20,560	+10,069	174th
2006	10,491	+3,604	158th
2005	6,887	+1,721	155th
2004	5,166	−2,062	154th
2003	7,228	−2,401	159th
2002	9,629	−2,563	164th
2001	12,192	+1,751	167th
2000	10,441	+921	169th
1999	9,520	−1,578	167th
1998	11,098	−1,171	168th
1997	12,269	−5,265	174th
1996	17,534	−11,424	181st
1995	28,958	+18,192	182nd
1994	10,766	−645	175th
1993	11,411	−526	164th
1992	11,937	+1,110	164th
1991	10,827	+2,160	169th
1990	8,667	+4,947	169th
1989	3,720	+3,043	160th
1988	677	−5,661	141st
1987	6,338	−5,125	165th
1986	11,463	+1,506	174th
1985	9,957	+5,632	178th
1984	4,325	+2,373	163rd
1983	1,952	+1,717	155th
1982	235	+1,976	139th
1981	-1,741	−2,544	92nd
1980	803	−5,005	140th
1979	5,808	+130	170th
1978	5,678	+130	163rd
1977	5,548	+2,366	164th
1976	3,182	+13,854	162nd
1975	-10,672	−10,235	55th
1974	-437	−7,544	108th
1973	7,107	+54	170th
1972	7,053	+8,212	173rd
1971	-1,159	−22,106	97th
1970	20,947	+14,260	191st
1969	6,687	+10,244	173rd
1968	-3,557	−5,180	69th
1967	1,623	−388	157th
1966	2,011	+4,109	156th
1965	-2,098	−3,431	81st
1964	1,333	+739	150th
1963	594	−3,306	140th
1962	3,900	+888	169th
1961	3,012	+7,059	165th
1960	-4,047	–	55th

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +12.9% GDP growth 6.5% C/A balance 8.6%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Denmark's net migration peaked at 60,219 in 2022. The 2025 reading of 22,103 is -63.3% below that level. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 19,926 by 2026.