Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.5% on the previous year and up 209.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Denmark 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +99.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +48.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -66.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +317.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +65.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +46.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -54.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +86.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +62.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More social development data for Denmark
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 95,007 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Denmark?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Denmark was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.