In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Denmark
Denmark: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 6.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.9% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Denmark peaked at 39.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 30th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.5% | — |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +103.2% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -54.7% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +208.6% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -74.6% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +213.8% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +269.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -65.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +71.7% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -52.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +128.4% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +52.3% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +24.7% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 8.7% | 35.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 8.1% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 6.9% | 20.7% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Denmark?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Denmark was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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