The labour market integration of immigrants has been a key issue both in the public debate and
on the government agenda in Denmark, triggered by unfavourable employment outcomes of immigrants –
the gaps in employment rates of immigrants compared to the native-born are among the highest in the
OECD – and a rapid rise of the immigrant population during the past twenty years. Prior to the 1980s,
immigration to Denmark was a very marginal phenomenon. Despite the rapid growth since then, with less
than 7% immigrants in the population, Denmark still has one of the smallest immigrant populations in
Western Europe...
