Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark
Denmark: Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status was 8.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark peaked at 9.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2021.
That places Denmark 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.7% | — |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 8.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 8.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark?
- Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark was 8.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for material and social deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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