At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark peaked at 13.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 18th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.8% | — |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 8.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 8.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,096 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Denmark was 8.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Denmark ranks 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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