Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Denmark
Denmark: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 1,058 Thousand persons in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,058 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,065 Thousand persons
in 2024
All-time low
970 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,058 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Denmark peaked at 1,065 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 970 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,045 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 992 Thousand persons | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,013 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,000 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 994 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 970 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,000 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 997 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,056 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1,065 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1,058 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,009 Thousand persons | 992 Thousand persons | 1,045 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,024 Thousand persons | 970 Thousand persons | 1,065 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Denmark?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Denmark was 1,058 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,065 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 970 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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