At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 24.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 24.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark peaked at 31.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 45 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 | 31.5% | — |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 31.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 23.4% | 26.7% | 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Denmark was 24.5% 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 31.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 45 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 5.0%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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