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

Denmark: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 3,924 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
3,924
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 76 countries
All-time high
3,924
in 2016
All-time low
2,872
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total 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: 3.8k2014: 3.8k2015: 3.9k2016: 3.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Denmark stood at 3,924. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Denmark peaked at 3,924 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,872, in 2004.

Denmark ranks 31st of 76 countries on this measure, 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 3,131 2,872 3,412 6
2010s 3,753 3,511 3,924 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 28 Australia 4,500 compare
  2. 29 Norway 4,334 compare
  3. 30 South Africa 4,000 compare
  4. 32 Bolivia 3,019 compare
  5. 33 Finland 2,844 compare
  6. 34 Iceland 2,754 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Denmark?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Denmark was 3,924 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 3,924 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 2,872 in 2004.
How does Denmark rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Denmark ranks 31st out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,024 data points, 1970–2021
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