Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Denmark
Denmark: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 12.59 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Denmark, 1981β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Denmark stood at 12.59.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Denmark peaked at 13.14 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.74, in 1981.
Denmark ranks 73rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.27 | 6.74 | 9.66 | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.5 | 8.35 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.56 | 9.42 | 11.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.46 | 11.64 | 13.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.53 | 12.42 | 12.59 | 3 |
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 share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Denmark?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Denmark was 12.59 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 1981.
- How does Denmark rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Denmark ranks 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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