Eritreans_in_Denmark

Eritreans in Denmark

Eritreans in Denmark

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Eritreans in Denmark are citizens and residents of Denmark who are of Eritrean descent. According to Statistics Denmark, as of 2017, there are a total 5,703 persons of Eritrean origin living in Denmark. Of those individuals, 5,170 are Eritrea-born immigrants and 533 are descendants of Eritrea-born persons.[1]

Population of Eritrean origin in Denmark by sex, yearly fourth quarter 2008-2017 (Statistics Denmark).[1]
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5,439 individuals are citizens of Eritrea (3,498 men, 1,941 women).[2] As of 2016, a total of 563 Eritrea-born persons have been granted residence permits in Denmark for family reunification, 532 for asylum, 1 for study, 2 for work, and 1 for other reasons.[3]

Eritrean residents are generally young, with most belonging to the 25-29 years (1,482 individuals), 20-24 years (859 individuals), 30-34 years (831 individuals) and 0-4 years (618 individuals) age groups. They primarily inhabit the regions of Hovedstaden (1,082), Midtjylland (1,357), Nordjylland (1,175), Sjælland (1,175), and Syddanmark (914), and the cities of Aarhus (191), Hjørring (181), Silkeborg (180), Odense (179), and Copenhagen (177).[1]

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  1. [1]
    "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.
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    "Population at the first day of the quarter by citizenship, age, region, time and sex". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Residence permits (year) by citizenship, time, residence permit and sex". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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