Subjective poverty by sex and age in Denmark
Denmark: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.0%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
31st
of 45 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2023
All-time low
8.1%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Denmark, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 12.0% for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Denmark peaked at 13.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2021.
That places Denmark 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.7% | — |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 76% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.1% | 13.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 29 United Kingdom 12.8% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 12.8% compare
- 32 Austria 11.8% compare
- 32 Lithuania 11.8% compare
- 32 Lithuania 11.8% compare
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Denmark?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Denmark was 12.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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