DK · 2021 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Denmark, 2021
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
17.3%
Denmark, 2021
▲ 3.0% vs 2020 (16.8%)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 3.0% compared to 2020, reaching 17.3%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.7%.
Denmark ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.1% (from 17.5% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
79.7%
EU-27: 21.7%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n