Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark
Denmark: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 400,000 people for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark peaked at 400,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300,000 people, in 2015.
That places Denmark 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 300,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 400,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 400,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 800,000 people, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 400,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 700,000 people, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,000 people | 300,000 people | 300,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 375,000 people | 300,000 people | 400,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 people compare
- 97 Singapore 500,000 people compare
- 97 Uruguay 500,000 people compare
- 100 Austria 400,000 people compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 400,000 people compare
- 100 Kuwait 400,000 people compare
- 100 Mauritius 400,000 people compare
- 100 Norway 400,000 people compare
- 100 Slovakia 400,000 people compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark?
- Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in Denmark was 400,000 people in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 people in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Denmark ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is related to insufficient quantity of food.