First residence permits — education

In 2024, Denmark's first residence permits increased by 11.9% compared to 2023, reaching 14,605.

Denmark accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

Denmark ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.2% (from 12,353 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.