A controversial law aimed at preventing arranged marriages amongst minorities has had an effect on minorities' marriage habits.
The marriage patterns of minorities with an immigrant background have radically changed in the past six years.
By comparing figures from the national statistics bureau, it was found that young minorities with roots in non-Western countries increasingly ask for the hand of someone already living in Denmark.
In contrast to the past trend in which minorities with an immigrant background looked abroad for their mate, two-thirds of them now say wedding vows with people already living in Denmark.
In 2001, for example, some 67 percent of minorities from non-Western countries found their spouse abroad - typically from countries where they had roots themselves. By 2006, that figure had fallen to 37 percent.
The Liberal-Conservative government enacted the 24-year rule in 2002 with support from the Danish People's Party. The law sought to prevent arranged marriages by refusing to grant a residence permit to foreign brides and grooms under the age of 24.
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