Kurds in Denmark

Kurds in Denmark
Total population
25,000 (2016 Kurdish Institute of Paris estimate[1]) - 30,000[2]
Languages
Danish, Kurdish
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kurds in Finland,
Kurds in Norway
Kurds in Sweden

Kurds in Denmark are Kurds living in Denmark. The number of Kurds is estimated between 25,000 and 30,000 and they come mainly from countries in the Middle East. Most Danish Kurds live in the capital Copenhagen.

In 1993, population of Kurds in Denmark was estimated as 12,000 by Kurdish Institute of Paris (KIP).[3] Today, KIP estimates the same number as 25,000.

In 2017, the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the first Kurds in Denmark was celebrated with aspects of Kurdish culture.[4]

  1. ^ "Diaspora Kurde (2016)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Murmur » the enemy of my friend is my friend".
  3. ^ Rigoni, Isabelle (1998). "Les mobilisations des Kurdes en Europe". Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (in French). 14 (3): 204. doi:10.3406/remi.1998.1654. ISSN 0765-0752. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ Schøtt, Anne Sofie (2021). "BECOMING a DIASPORA: THE KURDS AND KURDISH ACTIVISTS in DENMARK". In Kurdish Diaspora Mobilisation in Denmark: Supporting the Struggle in Syria. 1: 85-110. Retrieved 6 September 2024.