
61.8 percent of non-Western immigrants in this age group were employed in the second quarter of 2025. For individuals of Danish origin, the employment rate was 75.7 percent. (Archive photo). Photo: Ólafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix
“Non-Western immigrants closing in on Danes in employment”
Employment among non-Western immigrants in Denmark has increased by nearly 30,000 over the last three years, reaching a record high. The employment gap between non-Western immigrants aged 15 to 64 and native Danes in the same age group is now at a historic low, according to an analysis by the...
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