The deadline for signing up for the next round of Denmark’s citizenship test is on April 29th, but what kind of questions might be on the test?
Denmark’s next citizenship test will take place on June 3rd, 2026, with the last day to sign up on April 29th.
It was last held on November 26th, 2025, and less than half (47.2 percent) of the 6,156 people taking the test passed it, according to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
The test takes place twice annually.
Called The citizenship test in Danish, the test consists of 45 multiple choice questions on on Danish society, culture, history and values.
Of the 45 questions, 35 are based on learning materials which candidates can revise beforehand. The remaining 10 ‒ which cover ‘Danish values’ ‒ are not covered by the learning material.
These 10 questions are split into 5 which relate to political or cultural current events which have been widely covered in the Danish news; and a final 5 ‘values-focused’ questions.
These can touch on topics including freedom of speech, equality and the relationship between religion and politics, SIRI states.
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Questions in recent editions of the citizenship test included ‘Which country is Queen Mary originally from?’ and ‘What was adopted in the 1915 constitutional amendment?’.
The full test is released by SIRI after it takes place at test centers across the country. You can see the November version of the test here.
Candidates in the test are given 45 minutes to answer the 45 questions.
The test is held twice annually, at the end of May/start of June and November, and passing it is a general requirement for fulfilling the criteria for naturalization to become a Danish citizen.
The pass mark is 36/45 with at least four of the five questions on Danish values answered correctly.
The most recent version of the test also included questions about which castle in Copenhagen the Danish royals live in (Amalienborg), the main singer of Danish band Gasolin (Kim Larsen)and which party former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt represented (the Social Democrats).
While most of the questions can be prepared for using learning material issued ahead of the tests, the five final questions, which are related to ‘Danish values’, must be answered using your own knowledge of the country.
Results of the test are issued within four weeks.
In case you were wondering: Queen Mary was born in Australia, and the 1915 constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
