Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark
Denmark: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 24.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark stood at 24.9%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark peaked at 33.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2025.
That places Denmark 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.8% | — |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 24.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 24.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 24.9% | 31.5% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Denmark was 24.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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