Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Denmark
Denmark: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 62.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 62.2% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Denmark peaked at 63.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 58.0% | — |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 62.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.3% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 56.8% | 63.4% | 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 impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Denmark?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Denmark was 62.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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