Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 263 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark is 263 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark peaked at 287 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 146 Thousand persons, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 181 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 146 Thousand persons | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 205 Thousand persons | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 196 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 215 Thousand persons | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 201 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 178 Thousand persons | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 185 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 287 Thousand persons | +55.1% |
| 2024 | 233 Thousand persons | -18.8% |
| 2025 | 263 Thousand persons | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 188.6 Thousand persons | 146 Thousand persons | 215 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 224.5 Thousand persons | 178 Thousand persons | 287 Thousand persons | 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark was 263 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 287 Thousand persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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 rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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