Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Denmark stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Denmark peaked at 5.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 17th of 45 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 level of disability in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.2% | — |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +136.0% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -33.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 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 rate by level of disability in Denmark?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Denmark was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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