At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark
Denmark: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 6.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark stood at 6.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark peaked at 10.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2008.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | — |
| 2004 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8 | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7 | +61.7% |
| 2013 | 8.5 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8 | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2 | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 9.4 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.5 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 5.6 | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7 | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 8.3 | +23.9% |
| 2025 | 6.9 | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 | 3.7 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.78 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.57 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 6 |
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More education data for Denmark
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Denmark was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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