Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Denmark
Denmark: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 11.0% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Denmark peaked at 12.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.0% | — |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.7% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Denmark?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Denmark was 11.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Denmark ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.