Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark
Denmark: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 30.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark stood at 30.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark peaked at 39.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.5% | — |
| 2016 | 38.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 34.4% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 29.9% | 35.9% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Denmark was 30.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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