Five years cumulative net migration fell 1.43% to 22,746 persons in Denmark in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Denmark reached an all time high of 23,337 persons in 2018 and an all time low of -726 persons in 1960. When compared to Denmark's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in Germany amounted to 312,735 persons, 57,439 persons in Netherlands, 10,604 persons in Norway and 80,097 persons in Sweden in 2021.
Denmark has been ranked 27th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | persons | 115,125 | 66,282 | 45,573 | 35,404 | 41,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 57,008 | 56,781 | 56,248 | 55,439 | 54,395 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 22,368 | 22,859 | 23,188 | 23,337 | 23,305 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | persons | 12,433 | 17,210 | 13,307 | 11,646 | 15,558 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 18,807 | 14,729 | 13,175 | 14,391 | 17,403 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 397,921 | 432,017 | 430,803 | 392,587 | 360,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 1,477 | 4,113 | 8,316 | 6,611 | 5,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 57,677 | 59,528 | 60,585 | 60,758 | 60,266 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 30,329 | 26,425 | 21,584 | 18,388 | 25,564 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | -25,426 | -1,967 | -1,983 | -8,736 | -2,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 384,942 | 373,316 | 350,105 | 336,527 | 333,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 77,987 | 79,667 | 80,765 | 81,492 | 81,585 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 254,218 | 246,940 | 239,014 | 230,577 | 221,179 |
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