Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Denmark

Denmark: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above was 4,176 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
4,176
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
28th
of 71 countries
All-time high
4,176
in 2016
All-time low
2,882
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Denmark, 2004–2016

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2004201020162004: 2.9k2005: 3.0k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.2k2008: 3.3k2009: 3.4k2010: 3.5k2011: 3.6k2012: 3.7k2013: 3.9k2014: 4.1k2015: 4.1k2016: 4.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Denmark stood at 4,176. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Denmark peaked at 4,176 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,882, in 2004.

That places Denmark 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,141 2,882 3,422 6
2010s 3,873 3,537 4,176 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 25 South Africa 6,300 compare
  2. 26 Nicaragua 6,147 compare
  3. 27 Norway 4,449 compare
  4. 29 Bolivia 3,132 compare
  5. 30 Finland 3,014 compare
  6. 31 Luxembourg 2,931 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Denmark?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Denmark was 4,176 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 4,176 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2,882 in 2004.
How does Denmark rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above?
Denmark ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 932 data points, 1970–2021
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