DK · 2018 · tespm050

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

Denmark, 2018

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
141.9
Denmark, 2018
▼ 7.2% vs 2017 (153.0)
Analysis

In 2018, Denmark's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 7.2% compared to 2017, reaching 141.9.

Denmark accounts for 144.2% of the EU-27 total of 98.4.

Denmark ranks 4th 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 17.3% (from 171.6 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
144.2%
EU-27: 98.4
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