First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark
Denmark: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 95.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark stood at 95.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100.0% | — |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.6% | 98.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Denmark was 95.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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