At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 20.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
20.9%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
38th
of 44 countries
All-time high
44.6%
in 2015
All-time low
18.8%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark stood at 20.9%.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark peaked at 44.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.4% | — |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +96.5% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -36.3% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +82.9% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -17.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 20.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 20.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 23.5% | 32.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 21.1% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 18.8% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More population data for Denmark
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1645 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4223 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2287 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Denmark was 20.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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