Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2023
All-time low
2.6%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Denmark, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Denmark stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Denmark peaked at 4.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.1% | — |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +53.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -18.4% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 6 |
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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Denmark?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Denmark was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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