Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Denmark
Denmark: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.3592 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Denmark is 0.3592, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Denmark peaked at 0.6 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
That places Denmark 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.35 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2756 | 0.0852 | 0.5659 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1704 | 0 | 0.3109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2306 | 0.1537 | 0.3592 | 4 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 43.39 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0848 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Denmark?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Denmark was 0.3592 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 1987.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Denmark ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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