Median equivalised net income in Denmark
Median equivalised net income in Denmark was €36,192 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Denmark, 2025
€36,192
Change from 2024
+3.9%
European Union, 2025
€22,939 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€20,416 per year
Position in 2025
4th of 31
Median equivalised net income in Denmark over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €36,192 per year | €22,939 per year |
| 2024 | €34,843 per year | €21,582 per year |
| 2023 | €33,903 per year | €20,290 per year |
| 2022 | €33,260 per year | €19,092 per year |
| 2021 | €32,088 per year | €18,381 per year |
| 2020 | €30,681 per yearb (break in time series) | €18,291 per year |
| 2019 | €30,717 per year | €17,325 per year |
| 2018 | €30,104 per year | €16,832 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2017 | €29,383 per year | €16,281 per year |
| 2016 | €28,665 per year | €15,847 per year |
| 2015 | €28,364 per year | €15,422 per year |
| 2014 | €27,861 per year | €15,101 per year |
| 2013 | €27,444 per year | €14,962 per year |
| 2012 | €27,184 per year | €14,924 per year |
| 2011 | €26,944 per yearb (break in time series) | €14,652 per year |
| 2010 | €25,668 per year | €14,521 per year |
| 2009 | €25,029 per year | €14,564 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2008 | €24,161 per year | €14,015 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2007 | €23,341 per year | €12,902 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2006 | €22,663 per year | €12,677 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2005 | €22,124 per year | €12,707 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2004 | €21,225 per year | – |
| 2003 | €20,923 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.9% from €34,843 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €28,364 per year, the figure has changed by +27.6%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €22,939 per year.
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
11.8%
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Income inequality (Gini)
28.2 (0 to 100)
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Consumer price level index
143 (EU = 100)
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Unadjusted gender pay gap
14.0%p (Provisional)
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Hourly labour cost
€51.7 per hour
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Net annual earnings
€45,430 per year
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