Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark
Denmark: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 89.17 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
89.17
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
90.4
in 2001
All-time low
83.7
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 89.17 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark peaked at 90.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 83.7, in 2023.
That places Denmark 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.4 | — |
| 2002 | 90 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.1 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.7 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.5 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 88.5 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.7 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 88 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.4 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.7 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.9 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.8 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.1 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.5 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.6 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.2 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.5 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.8 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.7 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 89.75 | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 89.17 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.33 | 87.7 | 90.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.57 | 87.6 | 89.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.85 | 83.7 | 89.75 | 6 |
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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 - unemployment trap in Denmark?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark was 89.17 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7 in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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