Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Denmark
Denmark: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of was 480 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 480 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Denmark peaked at 480 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 396 Thousand persons, in 2018.
That places Denmark 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 475 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 432 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 430 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 396 Thousand persons | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 454 Thousand persons | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 452 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 439 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 447 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 454 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 463 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 480 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 437.4 Thousand persons | 396 Thousand persons | 475 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 455.83 Thousand persons | 439 Thousand persons | 480 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More urban development data for Denmark
- Population in the largest city 26.2% (2025)
- Population density 148.67 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2331 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.40 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6857 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 34.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.40 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Denmark?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of in Denmark was 480 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 480 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 396 Thousand persons in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).