Poverty & Inequality in Denmark 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 down 25.0% 108th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% 97th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% 82nd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 unchanged 68th Prosperity gap 0.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged 105th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 unchanged 104th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 7.4% 2023 down 7.5% 119th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 unchanged 83rd Population living in slums 0.0% 2022 — 158th Income share held by second 20% 13.5% 2023 down 2.2% 20th Gini index 29.9 2023 up 4.9% 96th Income share held by lowest 20% 9.1% 2023 unchanged 17th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.6% 2023 unchanged 20th Income share held by highest 10% 25.5% 2023 up 7.6% 73rd Income share held by highest 20% 39.2% 2023 up 3.4% 91st Income share held by fourth 20% 21.4% 2023 down 2.3% 89th Income share held by third 20% 16.8% 2023 down 2.9% 44th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 6.6% 2023 down 1.5% 109th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.4% 2023 up 15.5% 87th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.8% 2023 down 50.0% 41st