Arabs in Denmark are Danish permanent residents of Arab descent, who originate from Arab countries. The largest number of Arabs in the country are Iraqis. The majority hail from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Morocco followed by smaller groups from other Arab countries. They mainly live in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Jutland. There were 121,000 Arabs in Denmark as of 2017.
The Danish Statistical Office reported the following for Q1 2017:
Notable people
- Adda Djeziri, footballer of Algerian descent
- Ahmad Abu Laban, imam and the leader of the organization of Palestinian descent
- Ahmad Kaddour, boxer of Lebanese descent
- Ahmed Abu Laban (1946–2007), non-citizen, imam, Leader of the Islamic Society of Denmark
- Ahmed Akkari, teacher, author, former imam of Lebanese descent
- Aida Nadeem, musician of Iraqi descent
- Ali Kazim, actor of Iraqi descent
- Anja Al-Erhayem, filmmaker, born to Iraqi father and Danish mother
- Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, social worker and politician of Palestinian descent
- Basim, singer of Moroccan descent, represented Denmark in 2014 Eurovision Song Contest
- Dar Salim, film and television actor Iraqi descent
- Feras Agwa, rapper of mixed Egyptian-Syrian parents
- Ihan Haydar, drummer and Percussionist of Iraqi descent
- Janus Bakrawi, actor of Palestinian and Polish descents
- Mahmoud El-Hajj, footballer Palestinian and Lebanese descent
- Mohamed Ali, mixed Egyptian-Iraqi parents, singer who appeared on Denmark's X Factor
- Mustafa Hassan, footballer of Iraqi descent
- Naser Khader, politician of Syrian descent
- Osama Akharraz, football of Moroccan descent
- Souheib Dhaflaoui, footballer of Tunisian descent
- Tariq Hashim, director of Iraqi descent
- Yahya Hassan, poet, author and politician of Palestinian descent
- Youssef Toutouh, footballer of Moroccan descent
- Zeena Zaki, Iraqi fashion designer born in Copenhagen
See also
- Arab diaspora
- Egyptian diaspora
- Immigration to Denmark
- Iraqi diaspora
- Iraqis in Denmark
- Islam in Denmark
- Lebanese diaspora
- Lebanese people in Denmark
- Moroccan diaspora
- Moroccans in Denmark
- Palestinian diaspora
- Syrian diaspora
- Syrians in Denmark
- Tunisian diaspora
- Algerians
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