Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Denmark
Denmark: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 5.06 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 5.06 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Denmark peaked at 5.07 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.53 million, in 1987.
That places Denmark 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.53 million | 3.53 million | 3.53 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.74 million | 3.61 million | 3.87 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.24 million | 3.99 million | 4.42 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.68 million | 4.47 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 million | 4.99 million | 5.07 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,096 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0848 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Denmark?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Denmark was 5.06 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 million in 1987.
- How does Denmark rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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