Denmark vs France: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Denmark
0.2677 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
France
0.2089 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Denmark rank
190th
France rank
191st
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2677 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 0.2089 people per 100,000 inhabitants in France, a difference of 0.0588 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 190th and France ranks 191st of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4705 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0745 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.3961 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2069 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1741 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0328 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.0904 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.117 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0266 people per 100,000 inhabitants | France |
| 2020s | 0.098 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1028 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0048 people per 100,000 inhabitants | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 0.2677 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 0.2089 people per 100,000 inhabitants in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Denmark and France?
- 0.0588 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Denmark ranks 190th and France ranks 191st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.