Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark
Denmark: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 83.56 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
83.56 Rate
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 44 countries
All-time high
90.4 Rate
in 2001
All-time low
83.56 Rate
in 2025
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 83.56 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark peaked at 90.4 Rate in 2001 and was at its lowest, 83.56 Rate, in 2025.
That places Denmark 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.4 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 90 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.1 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.7 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.1 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.5 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 88.5 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.7 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 88 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.4 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.7 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.9 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.8 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.1 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.5 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.6 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.2 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.5 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.8 Rate | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.7 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 83.59 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.56 Rate | -0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 83.56 Rate is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.31 Rate, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 83.56 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.12 Rate, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.33 Rate | 87.7 Rate | 90.4 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.57 Rate | 87.6 Rate | 89.1 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.89 Rate | 83.56 Rate | 87.2 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 - unemployment trap in Denmark?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Denmark was 83.56 Rate 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 Rate in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.56 Rate in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 44 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 down 5.9%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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