Denmark → Sweden
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Denmark
- To
- Sweden
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,790
- Change since 2018
- -3.5%
- Share of all arrivals in Sweden, 2023
- 2.35%
Inflow 20231,790OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Denmark to Sweden
Inflows of nationals of Denmark recorded by Sweden; stock of nationals of Denmark living there; and acquisitions of Sweden's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 1,990 |
| 2001 | 2,534 |
| 2002 | 3,203 |
| 2003 | 3,630 |
| 2004 | 3,753 |
| 2005 | 4,040 |
| 2006 | 5,137 |
| 2007 | 5,097 |
| 2008 | 4,129 |
| 2009 | 3,761 |
| 2010 | 3,437 |
| 2011 | 3,196 |
| 2012 | 2,633 |
| 2013 | 2,495 |
| 2014 | 2,025 |
| 2015 | 2,130 |
| 2016 | 2,120 |
| 2017 | 1,913 |
| 2018 | 1,855 |
| 2019 | 1,860 |
| 2020 | 1,885 |
| 2021 | 1,707 |
| 2022 | 1,760 |
| 2023 | 1,790 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 25,618 | — |
| 2023 | 1,790 | 26,403 | 1,069 |
| 2022 | 1,760 | 27,355 | 1,319 |
| 2021 | 1,707 | 29,079 | 2,045 |
| 2020 | 1,885 | 30,248 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | 1,860 | 31,466 | 1,356 |
| 2018 | 1,855 | 33,449 | 2,052 |
| 2017 | 1,913 | 35,210 | 1,720 |
| 2016 | 2,120 | 37,104 | 1,942 |
| 2015 | 2,130 | 38,406 | 1,510 |
| 2014 | 2,025 | 39,284 | 603 |
| 2013 | 2,495 | 40,157 | 564 |
| 2012 | 2,633 | 40,468 | 475 |
| 2011 | 3,196 | 40,458 | 391 |
| 2010 | 3,437 | 40,272 | 483 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Denmark who live in Sweden: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 43,899 |
| 1995 | 40,840 |
| 2000 | 38,190 |
| 2005 | 42,141 |
| 2010 | 45,808 |
| 2015 | 42,114 |
| 2020 | 39,185 |
| 2024 | 37,372 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 37,372
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 1.6%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 18
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Sweden's consulates in Denmark
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Sweden's consulates located in Denmark.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Sweden, 2023; Denmark ranks 11.
- India7,461
- Poland4,493
- Germany3,819
- Afghanistan3,125
- China2,617
- Syria2,515
- Pakistan2,383
- Romania2,216
- Iran1,944
- Italy1,842
- Denmark1,790
- Türkiye1,719
- Germany1,573
- Spain1,192
- Norway1,039
- Japan773
- Netherlands690
- France499
- Switzerland464
- Portugal424
- United States400
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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