Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Denmark
Denmark: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 27 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Denmark stood at 27.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Denmark peaked at 44.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 2018.
That places Denmark 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.5 | — |
| 2004 | 26.9 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 32.7 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 29.7 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 34.9 | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 30.3 | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 44.5 | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 35 | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 33.5 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 31.5 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 43 | +36.5% |
| 2014 | 31 | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 39.3 | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 27.1 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.3 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9 | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 25.2 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 24.8 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.7 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.8 | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 30.8 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 27 | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.93 | 26.9 | 44.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.88 | 23.3 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.88 | 24.7 | 30.8 | 6 |
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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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Denmark?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Denmark was 27 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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