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 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
43rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
4.8%
in 2010
All-time low
2.0%
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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.0% 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, 2.0%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 43rd out of 49 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.6% | — |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +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 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +55.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 59% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 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 3.0% 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 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Denmark ranks 43rd out of 49 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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