At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 15.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.1%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 47 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2003
All-time low
14.9%
in 2024
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark stood at 15.1%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark peaked at 19.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 25th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.9% | — |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.4% | 19.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 17.0% | 6 |
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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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark was 15.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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