In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Denmark
Denmark: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
33rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 2010
All-time low
2
in 2022
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3 for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in 2025.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Denmark peaked at 4.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
That places Denmark 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.6 | — |
| 2004 | 3 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | +55.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 3 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.54 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 | 2 | 3.3 | 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 type of contract in Denmark?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Denmark was 3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Denmark ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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