People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Denmark
People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Denmark was 14.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Denmark, 2003 to 2025
All 23 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.1 |
| 2024 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | 12.9 |
| 2021 | 12.7 |
| 2020 | 12.3 |
| 2019 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 13.8 |
| 2016 | 13.8 |
| 2015 | 16.3 |
| 2014 | 16.6 |
| 2013 | 16.7 |
| 2012 | 13.6 |
| 2011 | 10.5 |
| 2010 | 11.8 |
| 2009 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 9.5 |
| 2006 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 10.2 |
| 2004 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 13.5 |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 14.1 |
| European Union (27) | 27.5 |
Rankings
Definition
Share of the population living in households that cannot afford to pay for one week of annual holiday away from home (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes).
EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households.
How to cite
Eurostat. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02) (People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Denmark, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table
MLA 9
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02), People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Denmark, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/denmark. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Denmark, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/denmark.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02), People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Denmark, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/denmark (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_people_who_cannot_afford_2025,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes02): People who cannot afford a week of holiday, Denmark, 2003 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes02/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cannot-afford-holiday/denmark. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc\_mdes02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc\_mdes02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
What is the people who cannot afford a week of holiday in Denmark?
People who cannot afford a week of holiday in Denmark was 14.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest people who cannot afford a week of holiday in Denmark?
16.7% in 2013, the highest value since 2003 in this series.
People who cannot afford a week of holiday elsewhere in European Union (27)
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- Household disposable income per inhabitant
- Severe material and social deprivation rate
- Compensation of employees per hour worked
- Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP)
- Average household size
- Employment rate
- Price level index for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (EU27 = 100)
- Price level index for food and non-alcoholic beverages (EU27 = 100)