In Denmark, there are major variations in the earning levels of people with different ancestries. Moreover, during the past 10 years, immigrants from western countries have overtaken people of Danish origin as the group with the highest average annual salaries. In 2022, Danish-born workers had average earnings of nearly ** Danish kroner annually, compared to ** kroner among the western migrants. Meanwhile, both immigrants and descendants of immigrants from non-western countries had the lowest annual salaries. Of the two, non-western descendants had the lowest average salaries, earning ** Danish kroner in 2022. Average salaries of all groups of ancestry increased over the past decade.
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Statistics Denmark. (November 27, 2023). Average annual total wages and salaries in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in DKK) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1306874/denmark-earnings-ancestry/
Statistics Denmark. "Average annual total wages and salaries in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in DKK)." Chart. November 27, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/1306874/denmark-earnings-ancestry/
Statistics Denmark. (2023). Average annual total wages and salaries in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in DKK). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2026. /statistics/1306874/denmark-earnings-ancestry/
Statistics Denmark. "Average Annual Total Wages and Salaries in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by Ancestry (in Dkk)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Nov 2023, /statistics/1306874/denmark-earnings-ancestry/
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Average annual total wages and salaries in Denmark from 2012 to 2022, by ancestry (in DKK) [Graph], Statistics Denmark, November 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1306874/denmark-earnings-ancestry/
