Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Denmark
Denmark: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.2881 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark, 1987–2022
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark stood at 0.2881. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark peaked at 0.2881 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2197, in 1995.
That places Denmark 36th out of 48 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2569 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2409 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2197 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2256 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2299 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2405 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2505 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2509 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2737 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2749 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2772 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2772 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2804 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2792 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2853 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2881 | +1.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2881 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2989, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2881 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2895, 100% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2569 | 0.2569 | 0.2569 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2303 | 0.2197 | 0.2409 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.232 | 0.2256 | 0.2405 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.2505 | 0.2804 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2842 | 0.2792 | 0.2881 | 3 |
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 income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Denmark was 0.2881 in 2022, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2881 in 2022.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2197 in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.