Ethiopians in Denmark
Total population | |
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1,876 Gladsaxe, Odense | |
Languages | |
Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Danish | |
Religion | |
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Islam |
Ethiopians in Denmark are citizens and residents of Denmark who are of Ethiopian descent. According to Statistics Denmark, as of 2017, there are a total 1,876 persons of Ethiopian origin living in Denmark. Of those individuals, 1,267 are Ethiopia-born immigrants and 609 are descendants of Ethiopia-born persons.[1]

764 individuals are citizens of Ethiopia (403 men, 361 women).[2] As of 2016, a total of 33 Ethiopia-born persons have been granted residence permits in Denmark for family reunification, 18 for asylum, 41 for study, 46 for work, 1 for EU/EEA residing family members, and 2 for other reasons.[3]
Ethiopian residents are generally young, with most belonging to the 30-34 years (233 individuals), 25-29 years (211 individuals), 0-4 years (181 individuals), 20-24 years (157 individuals), and 15-19 years (155 individuals) age groups. They primarily inhabit the regions of
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References
- ^ a b c d "FOLK1C: Population at the first day of the quarter by region, sex, age (5 years age groups), ancestry and country of origin". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Population at the first day of the quarter by citizenship, age, region, time and sex". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Residence permits (year) by citizenship, time, residence permit and sex". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 27 November 2017.