Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark
Denmark: Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived was 8.1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.1
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
8.4
in 2020
All-time low
8.1
in 2016
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark stood at 8.1. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark peaked at 8.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.2 | — |
| 2016 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.14 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.22 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 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 mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark?
- Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Denmark was 8.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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