Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Denmark
Denmark: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 15.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Denmark, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Denmark stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Denmark peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,096 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0848 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Denmark?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Denmark was 15.9% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor