DK · 2017 · tespm050

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex

Denmark, 2017

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
153.0
Denmark, 2017
▼ 2.3% vs 2016 (156.6)
Analysis

In 2017, Denmark's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 2.3% compared to 2016, reaching 153.0.

Denmark accounts for 157.4% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.

Denmark ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.3% (from 168.6 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
157.4%
EU-27: 97.2
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