Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Denmark
Denmark: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.286 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.286 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Denmark peaked at 0.292 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.237, in 2010.
That places Denmark 72nd out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.256 | — |
| 2005 | 0.259 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.257 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.247 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.259 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.253 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.237 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.245 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.247 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.242 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.249 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.244 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.259 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.259 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.286 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.28 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.292 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.284 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.285 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.286 | +0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.286 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.286 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.313, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2552 | 0.247 | 0.259 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2482 | 0.237 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2855 | 0.28 | 0.292 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 69 Palestine, State of 0.3 compare
- 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.299 compare
- 71 Republic of Moldova 0.298 compare
- 73 Serbia 0.283 compare
- 74 Slovenia 0.277 compare
- 75 Myanmar 0.271 compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Denmark?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Denmark was 0.286 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.292 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.237 in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Denmark ranks 72nd out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.