Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 117th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6.0% | — |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 6.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More infrastructure data for Denmark
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 697,867 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 697,867 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Denmark was 6.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Denmark ranks 117th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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