Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 138 in 2020. β² Rising
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark, 2003β2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark is 138, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark peaked at 206 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 107, in 2003.
That places Denmark 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.29 | 107 | 175 | 7 |
| 2010s | 168.5 | 128 | 206 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,096 (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 revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Denmark was 138 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 206 in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Denmark ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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