At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 31.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Denmark is 31.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Denmark peaked at 35.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2007.
Denmark ranks 25th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.3% | — |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.5% | 33.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 32.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.6% | 34.6% | 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 included in) in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Denmark was 31.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 included in 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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