Denmark's gni per capita rose from US$34.7k in 1996 to US$77.2k in 2025.
Denmark · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
11th of 181 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Denmark's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $23.3k in 1996 to intl $85.5k in 2025.
Denmark's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 15.6k in 2003 to PPS 25.3k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
9th of 129 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Denmark's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$21.4k in 1996 to US$27.3k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
16th of 57 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia
Denmark's gini index rose from 26.2 in 1987 to 29.9 in 2023.
Denmark's income share held by highest 10% rose from 21.6 % in 1987 to 25.5 % in 2023.
Denmark's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 9.4 % in 1987 to 9.1 % in 2023.
Poverty
Denmark's extreme poverty fell from 0.6 % in 1987 to 0.4 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
13th of 73 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia*
Denmark's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 12.1 % in 2019 to 12.4 % in 2021.
Denmark's at-risk-of-poverty rate rose from 10.0 % in 1995 to 11.8 % in 2025.