Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 2.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.4
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
3.7
in 2015
All-time low
2
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Denmark, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Denmark is 2.4, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Denmark peaked at 3.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
That places Denmark 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.69 | 2 | 3.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.99 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.003 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0757 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0757 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0848 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Denmark?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Denmark was 2.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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