Denmark: emigrants by country of destination 2023

In 2023, the most common destination for people emigrating from Denmark was the United States. More than 5,000 people emigrated to the U.S., followed by Ukraine, explained by some refugees returning to the war-torn country after having fled immediately after the Russian invasion in 2022.Moreover, 10,900 of the people emigrating from Denmark in 2022 did not state their destination country. Denmark only borders Germany, except for a bridge via the Öresund strait to Sweden.

Number of emigrants from Denmark in 2023, by country of destination

Characteristic	Number of emigrants
Not stated	10,911
USA	5,044
Ukraine	4,177
Germany	3,880
Sweden	3,541
Romania	2,982
Norway	2,665
Spain	2,616
Poland	2,535
United Kingdom	1,993
Greenland	1,803
Italy	1,533
France	1,434
Netherlands	1,380
Australia	1,342
India	1,238
Lithuania	1,125
China	948
Faroe Islands	861
Iceland	833

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

Denmark

Survey time period

2023

Special properties

top 20

Supplementary notes

Emigrants are defined as people who travel abroad and give up their residence in the country, and includes both people with and without a Danish citizenship. Moving from Denmark to the Faroe Islands and Greenland is also included.

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