Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Denmark
Denmark: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.51 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Denmark, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.51 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Denmark peaked at 2.65 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 1983.
Denmark ranks 161st of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.46 | 2 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.6 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.73 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.67 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 158 Cayman Islands 1.53 compare
- 159 Kuwait 1.52 compare
- 160 Cape Verde 1.52 compare
- 162 Portugal 1.51 compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5 compare
- 164 French Polynesia 1.5 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,096 (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 revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Denmark?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Denmark was 1.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 1983.
- How does Denmark rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Denmark ranks 161st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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