Denmark vs Sweden: Recent immigrants by citizenship
Denmark
0.7%
in 2020
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
Denmark rank
16th
Sweden rank
15th
Recent immigrants by citizenship over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 15th of 32 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recent immigrants by citizenship, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in recent immigrants by citizenship between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Denmark ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 15th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.