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DENMARK

Major countries of destination of migrants from Denmark are
Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population Living in Denmark in 2003

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Turkey	30,830	9.3
Germany	22,518	6.8
Iraq	19,738	6.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	18,052	5.4
Norway	13,637	4.1
All other countries	226,731	68.4
TOTAL	331,506	100.0

Source: Danmarks Statistik (Statistics Denmark).

According to Statistics Denmark, the foreign born represented 6.2 percent (331,506) of the total population of Denmark in 2003.

Source: Danmarks Statistik (Statistics Denmark).

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Denmark country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/denmark.cfm

Denmark's Resources:
Statistics Denmark: http://www.statbank.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1024
Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs: http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us