Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark
Denmark: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark stood at 1.0%.
The figure is up 77.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 27th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.1% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -43.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -53.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +155.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +131.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -53.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -62.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +288.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -41.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +77.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +288.2% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark?
- Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Denmark was 1.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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