Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark
Denmark: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark peaked at 1.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.5% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -78.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +199.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +103.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +62.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -71.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +112.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +63.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +164.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -25.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Denmark was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Denmark ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.