Sikhism in Denmark (
Danish: Sikhisme i Danmark) is a
minority religion. There are estimated to be 5,000
Sikhs living in Denmark.[1]
History
The Sikhs started to arrive at Denmark in the late 1960s and early 1970s as labour migrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, Sikh refugees escaping the violent conflicts in
Punjab started to arrive in Denmark.[2]
The Sikh community in Denmark achieved official recognition as a religious community from the Ministry of Ecceslesistical affairs in 1985.[2]
One estimate put their number to between 800 and 1500 in 2015.[3]
Most Sikhs are concentrated in the capital
Copenhagen, with small groups in other places such as the
Horsens and
Aarhus areas.[2]