Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Denmark
Denmark: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 33.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2014
All-time low
25.8%
in 1982
Years of data
42
1981–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Denmark, 1981–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 33.3% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Denmark peaked at 33.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1982.
Denmark ranks 99th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.9% | — |
| 1982 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 33.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 33.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.6% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.7% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.2% | 33.3% | 3 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Denmark?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Denmark was 33.3% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Denmark ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.