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Denmark → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Denmark
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
400
Change since 2018
+5.8%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.03%
Inflow 2023400OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Denmark to the United States

Inflows of nationals of Denmark recorded by the United States; stock of nationals of Denmark living there; and acquisitions of the United States' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

359718200020032006200920122015201820212023
3597182000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000537
2001706
2002609
2003405
2004566
2005718
2006699
2007517
2008542
2009655
2010552
2011460
2012500
2013549
2014543
2015631
2016564
2017502
2018378
2019427
2020410
2021332
2022388
2023400
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—19,306—
20234007,705500
20223886,556792
20213325,528670
202041010,949548
201942711,481727
201837817,326695
201750210,689847
20165649,8611,291
201563118,082255
201454311,158144
201354916,812141
201250015,018149
201146018,477134
201055220,491128
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

Visas issued to citizens of Denmark (fiscal years) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B21,888
  2. J11,198
  3. F1496
  4. C1/D469
  5. A2343
  6. L1332
  7. E2307
  8. L2274
  9. G2181
  10. O1125
  11. NATO2106
  12. P189

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

4,7789,555201720182019202020212022202320242025
4,7789,55520172019202120232025
Data table
20176,948
20189,555
20198,747
20204,079
20213,434
20227,391
20237,681
20247,736
20256,384
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR120
  2. E115
  3. IR29
  4. CR18
  5. E23
  6. F32
  7. IR52
  8. DV1

Certified PERM cases by fiscal year (citizenship published to FY2024)

305920082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
30592008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200859
200930
201046
201149
201244
201314
201438
201536
201656
201748
201849
201936
202035
202139
202224
202318
202414
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in Denmark, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Denmark, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
2024300510257,810
2023430520255,640
2022370690194,340
202132063014,740
2020410510138,920
2019420660349,670
2018350650371,310
2017460770377,330
20165201,190365,670
2015610240364,770
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. WT392,780
  2. WB66,380
  3. B19,630
  4. L5,380
  5. J4,540
  6. F4,330
  7. N1 to N3,670
  8. E3,080
  9. A2,850
  10. G2,450
  11. O2,340
  12. L2Y1,520
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens200
  2. Employment-based preferences90
  3. Family-sponsored preferences10
  4. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Intracompany transferees (L-1)2,960
  2. Spouses and children1,930
  3. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)1,140
  4. Other temporary workers400
  5. Specialty occupations (H-1B)310
  6. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)290
  7. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Denmark)
300
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Denmark)
510
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
257,810
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; Denmark ranks 129.

Inflows to the United States, 2023
  1. Mexico190,560
  2. Cuba88,480
  3. India68,420
  4. Dominican Republic67,700
  5. China57,240
  6. Philippines48,690
  7. Vietnam37,040
  8. Afghanistan35,630
  9. Brazil27,440
  10. El Salvador27,280
  11. Colombia26,150
  12. Jamaica22,120
Other destinations for people from Denmark, 2023
  1. Sweden1,790
  2. Germany1,573
  3. Spain1,192
  4. Norway1,039
  5. Japan773
  6. Netherlands690
  7. France499
  8. Switzerland464
  9. Portugal424
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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