Danish Immigration Minister: “It is good news that the number of asylum seekers in Denmark is very low, and this proves the effectiveness of following a strict immigration policy.”
The Danish Ministry of Foreigners and Integration (Ministry of Immigration) published the following press release:
The number of asylum seekers continued to decline in the first month of the year.
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark remains low. This indicates that the influx of refugees is under control, as stated by Immigration and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund.
New figures show that around 160 asylum applications were registered in January 2016. This is the lowest number of asylum applications for the month of January since the coronavirus pandemic in January 2012. This number is also significantly lower than in January 2016, when 1,644 asylum applications were registered.
By comparison, a total of 1,961 asylum applications were registered in Denmark in the whole of 2025. This is the third lowest figure since 1998, when asylum figures began to be calculated in the current way.
When the number of asylum applications peaked in 2015, 21,316 people applied for asylum in Denmark.
Minister for Immigration and Integration Rasmus Stocklund says:
“It is good news that the number of asylum seekers in Denmark is still very low. This proves the effectiveness of a strict immigration policy. We must continue with this, because it is extremely important to control the number of refugees arriving here so that society can keep up with its needs.”
The statement has ended.
