Arabs in Denmark

Arabs in Denmark

Total population
121,000
Regions with significant populations
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Jutland
Languages
Arabic and Danish
Religion
Islam and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Arabs and Arab diaspora

Arabs in Denmark are Danish permanent residents of Arab descent, who originate from Arab countries. The largest number of Arabs in the country are Iraqis. The majority hail from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Morocco followed by smaller groups from other Arab countries. They mainly live in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Jutland. There were 121,000 Arabs in Denmark as of 2017.^[1]

The Danish Statistical Office reported the following for Q1 2017:^[2]

Residents as of Q1 2017[1]	All	1st Generation	2nd Generation
Algeria	1 472	938	534
Comoros	31	17	14
Djibouti	65	22	43
Egypt	2 440	1 779	661
Eritrea	4 754	4 376	378
Libya	387	202	185
Morocco	11 150	5 660	5 490
Mauretania	40	29	11
Somalia	21 050	11 920	9 130
Tunisia	1 465	927	538
Bahrain	78	58	20
UAE	295	122	173
Iraq	31 902	21 383	10 519
Israel	1 538	1 284	254
Jordan	2 292	1 177	1 115
Kuwait	2 251	1 258	993
Lebanon	26 458	12 722	13 736
Oman	3	3	0
Qatar	84	22	62
Saudi Arabia	328	200	128
Syria	37 880	33 616	4 264
Yemen	308	166	142

Notable people

• Adda Djeziri, footballer of Algerian descent
• Ahmad Abu Laban, imam and the leader of the organization of Palestinian descent
• Ahmad Kaddour, boxer of Lebanese descent
• Ahmed Abu Laban (1946–2007), non-citizen, imam, Leader of the Islamic Society of Denmark
• Ahmed Akkari, teacher, author, former imam of Lebanese descent
• Aida Nadeem, musician of Iraqi descent
• Ali Kazim, actor of Iraqi descent
• Anja Al-Erhayem, filmmaker, born to Iraqi father and Danish mother
• Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, social worker and politician of Palestinian descent
• Basim, singer of Moroccan descent, represented Denmark in 2014 Eurovision Song Contest
• Dar Salim, film and television actor Iraqi descent
• Feras Agwa, rapper of mixed Egyptian-Syrian parents
• Ihan Haydar, drummer and Percussionist of Iraqi descent
• Janus Bakrawi, actor of Palestinian and Polish descents
• Mahmoud El-Hajj, footballer Palestinian and Lebanese descent
• Mohamed Ali, mixed Egyptian-Iraqi parents, singer who appeared on Denmark's X Factor
• Mustafa Hassan, footballer of Iraqi descent
• Naser Khader, politician of Syrian descent
• Osama Akharraz, football of Moroccan descent
• Souheib Dhaflaoui, footballer of Tunisian descent
• Tariq Hashim, director^[3] of Iraqi descent
• Yahya Hassan, poet, author and politician of Palestinian descent
• Youssef Toutouh, footballer of Moroccan descent
• Zeena Zaki, Iraqi fashion designer born in Copenhagen^[4]

See also

• Arab diaspora
• Egyptian diaspora
• Immigration to Denmark
• Iraqi diaspora
• Iraqis in Denmark
• Islam in Denmark
• Lebanese diaspora
• Lebanese people in Denmark
• Moroccan diaspora
• Moroccans in Denmark
• Palestinian diaspora
• Syrian diaspora
• Syrians in Denmark
• Tunisian diaspora
• Algerians

References

1. "Demographics and Ethnic Groups of Denmark". WorldAtlas. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
2. DST statistics, DST statistics. "DST statistics". DST statistics.
3. New Documentaries Shine Light on Arab World Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. About Zeena Zaki Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine