At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Denmark, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Denmark stood at 15.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Denmark peaked at 21 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2013.
Denmark ranks 15th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2022 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 21 | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | -28.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Denmark was 15 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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