Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark
Denmark: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 39.45 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark is 39.45 Rate, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark peaked at 79.9 Rate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.45 Rate, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 25th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.8 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 79 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.9 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 78.4 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 78.6 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.1 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.2 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.7 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.9 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.3 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.9 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.2 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.3 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.3 Rate | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 79.8 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.4 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.9 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.7 Rate | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.3 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.7 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.1 Rate | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 74 Rate | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 39.92 Rate | -46.1% |
| 2025 | 39.45 Rate | -1.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 39.45 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.24 Rate, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 39.45 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.66 Rate, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -46.1% | 74 Rate | 39.92 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.29 Rate | 76.7 Rate | 79.9 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.92 Rate | 75.9 Rate | 79.8 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.75 Rate | 39.45 Rate | 77.3 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark was 39.45 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9 Rate in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.45 Rate in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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