Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Denmark

Denmark: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 94.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
94.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2022
All-time low
94.0%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Denmark, 2015–2025

0204060801002015202020252015: 99.5 Percentage2016: 99.9 Percentage2017: 99.5 Percentage2018: 99.5 Percentage2019: 99.4 Percentage2020: 98.8 Percentage2021: 99.4 Percentage2022: 100 Percentage2023: 98.2 Percentage2024: 94 Percentage2025: 94.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 94.6% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2024.

Denmark ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status in Denmark, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 99.5%
2016 99.9% +0.4%
2017 99.5% -0.4%
2018 99.5% +0.0%
2019 99.4% -0.1%
2020 98.8% -0.6%
2021 99.4% +0.6%
2022 100.0% +0.6%
2023 98.2% -1.8%
2024 94.0% -4.3%
2025 94.6% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 99.6% 99.4% 99.9% 5
2020s 97.5% 94.0% 100.0% 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 3 Belgium 97.3% compare
  2. 4 France 96.1% compare
  3. 5 Germany 94.7% compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 94.3% compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 94.3% compare
  6. 9 Norway 92.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Denmark?
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Denmark was 94.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
How does Denmark rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
Denmark ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 480 data points, 2015–2025
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