Number of nationals emigrating to Denmark hits record in 2021

  • Lusa
  • 15 February 2022

According to the Emigration Observatory, which cites data from Denmark Statistik, in 2021, 1,609 Portuguese entered Denmark.

The number of Portuguese who chose Denmark to live reached the highest figure in 2021, although this is a destination little chosen by emigrants from Portugal, according to official data.

According to the Emigration Observatory, which cites data from Denmark Statistik, in 2021, 1,609 Portuguese entered Denmark.

These Portuguese emigrants represented 2.2% of the 73,274 foreigners who entered Denmark last year.

The Emigration Observatory points out that, “despite the restrictions on movement imposed by the pandemic during the last two years, the number of Portuguese entering Danish territory has once again reached a new high for this century, for the second year in a row.”

From 2019 to 2020 there was a 13.6% increase in Portuguese emigrants entering Denmark, and from 2020 to 2021 the growth was 66.2%.

Denmark is the choice of 1% of the Portuguese who made the decision to emigrate.