Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark
Denmark: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 39.45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Denmark is 39.45, 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 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.45, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 20th of 33 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.29 | 76.7 | 79.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.92 | 75.9 | 79.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.75 | 39.45 | 77.3 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Denmark
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.2% (2025)
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 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 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 in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 33 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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