In Denmark, a higher share of young non-western immigrants and descendants had experienced discriminatory comments and remarks based on their ethnicity. Among non-western youth with a background from the Middle East and North Africa including Pakistan and Turkey, nearly three in five had experienced discriminatory remarks during the last year, compared to less than two in five among those above 30 years.
Share of non-western immigrants and descendants who experienced discriminatory remarks or comments because of their ethnicity within the last year in Denmark in 2024, by age and origin
Only includes immigrants residing in Denmark for at least 3 years
Method of interview
CATI, online interview
Supplementary notes
Numbers not adding up to 100 is because of rounding.
The original question was framed as follows: 'Har du inden for det seneste år oplevet, at du pga. din etniske baggrund er blevet udsat for fornærmende ord eller nedværdigende vittigheder?'
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Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet. (September 30, 2024). Share of non-western immigrants and descendants who experienced discriminatory remarks or comments because of their ethnicity within the last year in Denmark in 2024, by age and origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307032/denmark-immigrants-discrimination-remarks/
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet. "Share of non-western immigrants and descendants who experienced discriminatory remarks or comments because of their ethnicity within the last year in Denmark in 2024, by age and origin." Chart. September 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307032/denmark-immigrants-discrimination-remarks/
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet. (2024). Share of non-western immigrants and descendants who experienced discriminatory remarks or comments because of their ethnicity within the last year in Denmark in 2024, by age and origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307032/denmark-immigrants-discrimination-remarks/
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet. "Share of Non-western Immigrants and Descendants Who Experienced Discriminatory Remarks or Comments Because of Their Ethnicity within The Last Year in Denmark in 2024, by Age and Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307032/denmark-immigrants-discrimination-remarks/
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet, Share of non-western immigrants and descendants who experienced discriminatory remarks or comments because of their ethnicity within the last year in Denmark in 2024, by age and origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307032/denmark-immigrants-discrimination-remarks/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Share of non-western immigrants and descendants who experienced discriminatory remarks or comments because of their ethnicity within the last year in Denmark in 2024, by age and origin [Graph], Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet, September 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307032/denmark-immigrants-discrimination-remarks/
