Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Denmark
Denmark: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – 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 in Denmark is 6.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Denmark peaked at 12.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
Denmark ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -28.3% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 6.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Denmark?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Denmark was 6.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Denmark ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.