Somalis in Denmark

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Somalis in Denmark
Total population
21,204 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense
Languages
Somali  · Danish  · English
Religion
Islam

Somalis in Denmark (Danish : Dansk-somaliere) are citizens and residents of Denmark who are of Somali descent.

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By December 2018, nearly 1000 Somalis in Denmark lost their residence permits after the Danish Immigration Service started a review of the permits in 2017. The permits were revoked as parts of Somalis are safe enough for refugees to return. [2]

Demographics

Somali migrants and offspring in Denmark [3]

Most Somalis in Denmark emigrated from Somalia following the start of the Somali Civil War (1986-), in the period between 1995 and 2000. [4] According to Statistics Denmark, as of 2017, there are a total 21,204 persons of Somali origin living in Denmark. Of those individuals, 11,832 are Somalia-born immigrants and 9,372 are descendants of Somalia-born persons. [1] 8,852 individuals are citizens of Somalia (4,730 men, 4,122 women). [5]

As of 2016, a total of 148 Somalia-born persons have been granted residence permits in Denmark for family reunification, 63 for asylum, and 6 for other reasons. [6] Somali residents are generally young, with most belonging to the 15-19 years (2,818 individuals), 10-14 years (2,704 individuals), 5-9 years (2,210 individuals) and 20-24 years (2,075 individuals) age groups. [1]

Socioeconomics

According to Statistics Denmark, as of 2016, among Somalia-born adults aged 30-59 in Denmark, around 66% of men and 79% of women live full-time in public housing units. [7] This is because many arrived via family reunification or as refugees, and such immigrants usually settle in government-owned properties. [8] Somalis primarily inhabit the regions of Hovedstaden (7,399), Midtjylland (6,471), Syddanmark (4,336), Nordjylland (1,576), and Sjælland (1,422), and the cities of Copenhagen (5,248), Aarhus (4,554), Odense (2,291), and Aalborg (1,289). [1]

Income

According to Statistics Denmark, as of 2015, Somalia-born immigrants in Denmark have an average retirement income of less than 125,000 Danish krone. [9] As of 2016, male immigrants from Somalia aged 20-59 have an annual income of DKK 200,000 before taxation. Most of that income comprises earned income, with the remainder consisting of public transfers, investment income and second income. [10]

Education

According to the Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, in the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Somali pupils constituted 6% of the student population in Denmark. They obtained PISA scores of 403 in mathematics (Matematik), 413 in reading (Læsning), 392 in science (Naturfag), and 382 in problem-solving (Problem-løsning). As of the 2015 PISA, Somali pupils represent 8% of Denmark's ethnic minority student population. The PISA scores are now generally in the medium range of the most frequent countries of origin for students. [11]

Notable individuals

See also

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "FOLK1C: Population at the first day of the quarter by region, sex, age (5 years age groups), ancestry and country of origin". Statistics Denmark . Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "1.000 somaliere har mistet deres opholdstilladelse: 'Nu skal de rejse hjem'". DR (in Danish). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Folketal den 1. i kvartalet efter område, køn, alder (5-års intervaller), herkomst og oprindelsesland - Statistikbanken - data og tal Table FOLK1C". www.statistikbanken.dk. Statistics Denmark . Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. ↑ Mette Foged; Giovanni Peri. "Immigrants and Native Workers - New Analysis Using Longitudinal Employer-Employee Data" (PDF). University of Copenhagen & University of California. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Population at the first day of the quarter by citizenship, age, region, time and sex". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Residence permits (year) by citizenship, time, residence permit and sex". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Indvandrere i Danmark 2017". Statistics Denmark. pp. 95 (Tabel 5.5), 96 (Tabel 5.6). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Indvandrere i Danmark 2016". Statistics Denmark. pp. 72–74. Retrieved 27 November 2017. Andelen med offentlig forsørgelse er tæt forbundet med baggrunden for og varigheden af indvandrernes ophold i Danmark. Indvandrere med kort opholdstid og studie eller arbejde som opholdsgrundlag vil generelt have lave andele med offentlig forsørgelse. Derimod vil flygtninge og familiesammenførte, hvis ophold i Danmark også er af mere permanent karakter, have højere andele med offentlig forsørgelse. Indvandrere fra Syrien er i næsten alle tilfælde kommet til Danmark inden for de seneste år som flygtninge, og det er blandt andet på den baggrund, at deres høje andele af offentligt forsørgede skal ses. Det samme gør sig ligeledes gældende for indvandrere fra Somalia, Irak og Libanon.
  9. ↑ "Indvandrere i Danmark 2017". Statistics Denmark. p. 79. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Indvandrere i Danmark 2017". Statistics Denmark. p. 69 (Figur 4.1). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "PISA Etnisk 2015" (PDF). Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research. pp. 20, 38, 49, 60. Retrieved 30 November 2017. Figur 3.38 viser den gennemsnitlige matematikscore opdelt på oprindelsesland. Som for naturfag og læsning er det elever med oprindelsesland fra Det tidligere Jugoslavien, med 471 point, der scorer højest i forhold til elever fra de øvrige oprindelseslande. Elever fra Irak, Pakistan og Somalia scorer omkring 450 point, mens elever fra Tyrkiet scorer lavest med 420 point i matematik. Når der korrigeres for socioøkonomisk baggrund, reduceres forskellen i matematikscoren for elever fra Tyrkiet og Det tidligere Jugoslavien. Der er dog fortsat relativ store forskelle i scoren opnået i matematik for elever med forskellig herkomst, efter at vi korrigerer for socio-økonomiske forskelle. For elever med oprindelsesland fra Tyrkiet og Det tidligere Jugoslavien er der således stadig 46 points forskel i scoren, efter at der er korrigeret for socioøkonomisk baggrund.
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