Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 18.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
18.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
27th
of 43 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2010
All-time low
15.9%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Denmark, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Denmark stood at 18.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Denmark peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 27th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Denmark?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Denmark was 18.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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