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

0204060801002001201320252001: 90.42002: 902003: 90.12004: 89.72005: 90.12006: 89.52007: 88.52008: 87.72009: 882010: 88.42011: 882012: 88.72013: 88.72014: 88.92015: 88.82016: 892017: 89.12018: 88.52019: 87.62020: 87.22021: 86.52022: 84.82023: 83.72024: 89.82025: 89.2

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark, 2001 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Luxembourg 90.43 compare
  2. 3 Czechia 88.89 compare
  3. 4 Croatia 88.37 compare
  4. 5 Lithuania 87.53 compare

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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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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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