Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Denmark
Denmark: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.6305 in 2023. β Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Denmark, 1987β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Denmark stood at 0.6305.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Denmark peaked at 1.4 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1995.
That places Denmark 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5474 | 0.2 | 1.13 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5548 | 0.2523 | 0.9264 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5528 | 0.2831 | 0.804 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 103 Austria 1.01 compare
- 104 United Kingdom 0.9 compare
- 105 Czech Republic 0.8381 compare
- 107 Canada 0.6 compare
- 108 Korea, Republic of 0.5 compare
- 109 Finland 0.4445 compare
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Denmark?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Denmark was 0.6305 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1987.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Denmark ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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