Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark
Denmark: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.4%
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
35th
of 46 countries
All-time high
11.2%
in 2023
All-time low
4.7%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark peaked at 11.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.9% | — |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +61.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +138.3% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -39.3% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 10.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 11.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 33 Latvia 6.2% compare
- 33 Latvia 6.2% compare
- 36 Netherlands 4.9% compare
- 36 Netherlands 4.9% compare
- 38 Finland 4.1% compare
More education data for Denmark
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.9671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 253,132 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 269,011 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Denmark was 5.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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