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DenmarkAsylum & protectionLast checked October 30, 2026

Quota refugees

UNHCR resettlement to Denmark · Official name: Kvoteflygtninge (udlændingeloven § 8)

Denmark resettles refugees who are outside Denmark, by agreement with UNHCR or a similar international organisation. A Danish delegation interviews refugees on selection trips and the Danish Immigration Service decides. It is not a route individuals can apply for. Quota refugees get a residence permit under section 8 of the Aliens Act, for up to 2 years at a time.

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Life in Denmark

Finance

3

Currency

Danish Krone

DKK

Danish Krone

Cost of living

105

Price level · US = 100

World Bank price levels, 2025

Tax

12.01–32.01%

Income tax (national)

VAT 25% · social security 8%

State rates stack: bottom 12.01%, middle 7.5% (above DKK 641,200), top 7.5% (above DKK 777,900), top-top 5% (above DKK 2,592,700); plus municipal tax (about 25%), optional church tax and an 8% labour market contribution on salary.

Official rates, 2026 · headline only

Living

1

Happiness

7.5

#3 of 145 countries

World Happiness Report 2025

Who it’s for

Refugees outside Denmark referred for resettlement through UNHCR or a similar organisation.

Eligibility

  • No direct applications

    Quota refugees are resettled by agreement with UNHCR or a similar organisation. The official page describes selection on quota trips; it does not describe any way for individuals to apply themselves.

  • Annual quota set by the minister

    The Minister of Immigration and Integration sets the number of quota refugees Denmark takes each year.

    Quota refugees per year

    2020–2022
    200
    2024announced
    200
    • Announced 2024 places: Rwanda camps
    • Also Eritrean and Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries
    Official wording

    The Minister of Immigration and Integration sets the quota. Denmark took 200 quota refugees a year in 2020–2022 and announced 200 for 2024 (from Rwanda camps and Eritrean and Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries).

SourceKvoteflygtningnyidanmark.dkChecked Oct 30, 2026

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