Severe material and social deprivation in Denmark
4.5% of people in Denmark were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.
Denmark, 2025
4.5%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
17th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Denmark over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 4.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.2%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Poverty or social exclusion rate
17.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
At-risk-of-poverty rate
11.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
28.2 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.12 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
29.9 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank