Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 2.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 tenure status in Denmark peaked at 3.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
That places Denmark 30th out of 37 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 | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 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 tenure status in Denmark?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Denmark was 2.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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