DK · 2024 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Denmark, 2024
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
180.8
Denmark, 2024
▲ 8.0% vs 2023 (167.4)
Analysis
In 2024, Denmark's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 8.0% compared to 2023, reaching 180.8.
Denmark accounts for 121.5% of the EU-27 total of 148.8.
Denmark ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.2% (from 175.2 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
121.5%
EU-27: 148.8
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220