Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Denmark
Denmark: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 11.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Denmark, 1987–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Denmark is 11.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Denmark peaked at 26.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 114th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 26.7% | — |
| 1992 | 25.2% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +2.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 11.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 11.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 21.7% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.4% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 11.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Denmark?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Denmark was 11.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Denmark ranks 114th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.