Gini coefficient in Denmark
Denmark: Gini coefficient was 0.2992 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Denmark is 0.2992, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Denmark peaked at 0.2992 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2296, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2623 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2469 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2296 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2377 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2563 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2491 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2519 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2591 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2618 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2525 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.267 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.272 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2731 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2779 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2854 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2835 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2818 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2819 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2875 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2817 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2772 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.275 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2832 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2926 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2992 | +2.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2992 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2992 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2623 | 0.2623 | 0.2623 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2382 | 0.2296 | 0.2469 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2544 | 0.2377 | 0.267 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2802 | 0.272 | 0.2875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2875 | 0.275 | 0.2992 | 4 |
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 gini coefficient in Denmark?
- Gini coefficient in Denmark was 0.2992 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2992 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2296 in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for gini coefficient?
- Denmark ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. 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.