Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark
Denmark: Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of was 17.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark stood at 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark peaked at 26.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.4% | — |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.6% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 17.8% | 26.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 17 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 17 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 20 Spain 16.7% compare
- 21 Portugal 15.5% compare
- 22 Cyprus 15.3% compare
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- 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)
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- 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 children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark?
- Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of in Denmark was 17.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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