At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 38.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark stood at 38.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark peaked at 44.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.6% | — |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.2% | 37.7% | 43.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 37.3% | 44.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Denmark was 38.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Denmark ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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