Arabs in Denmark

Arabs in Denmark are Danish permanent residents originating from Arab countries. The largest subpopulations found hail from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Algeria and Morocco followed by smaller groups from other of the 21 Arab League countries.

Arabs in Denmark
Total population
121,000 ≈1.23% of Danish population
Regions with significant populations
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Jutland
Languages
Arabic
Danish
Religion
Islam and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Arabs and Arab diaspora

The Danish Statistical Office reported the following for Q1 2017:[1]

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

Most, but not all, are war refugees.

Notable people
  • Adda Djeziri, football 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[2] 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[3]
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See also

References
  1. DST statistics, DST statistics. "DST statistics". DST statistics.
  2. https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20071207104454/New%20Documentaries%20Shine%20Light%20on%20Arab%20World
  3. http://www.juleadomani.com/ Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine About Zeena Zaki
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