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.
The Danish Statistical Office reported the following for Q1 2017: Residents as of Q1 2017 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 Akkari, teacher, author, former imam of Lebanese descent Aida Nadeem, musician 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 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, directorNew Documentaries Shine Light on Arab World 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 CopenhagenAbout Zeena Zaki
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
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