Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Denmark
Denmark: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 17.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 43 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2015
All-time low
16.8%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 17.9% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Denmark peaked at 18.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 29th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.6% | — |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.3% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 6 |
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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 nuts 2 region in Denmark?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Denmark was 17.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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