In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Denmark
Denmark: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.4%
Change on year
down 41.2%
World rank
36th
of 49 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2018
All-time low
7.3%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Denmark stood at 13.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Denmark peaked at 22.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 36th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.4% | — |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -51.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +65.3% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +46.2% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +64.2% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | -41.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.3% | 18.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 13.4% | 22.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 34 Latvia 13.7% compare
- 34 Latvia 13.7% compare
- 36 Netherlands 13.4% compare
- 36 Netherlands 13.4% compare
- 39 Switzerland 13.1% compare
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 months worked in Denmark?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Denmark was 13.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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