Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Denmark
Denmark: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 11.34 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Denmark, 1987–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Denmark is 11.34, 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 on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Denmark peaked at 26.75 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.08, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.75 | 26.75 | 26.75 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.5 | 21.75 | 25.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.48 | 16.38 | 22.41 | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.74 | 11.9 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.21 | 11.08 | 11.34 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,096 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0848 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Denmark?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Denmark was 11.34 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26.75 in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Denmark ranks 114th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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