In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Denmark
Denmark: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Denmark, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 15.9% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Denmark peaked at 34.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.9% | — |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +63.9% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +34.7% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -30.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 15.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +63.9% | 16.9% | 27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 16.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 15.9% | 22.9% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Denmark?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Denmark was 15.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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