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People unable to face unexpected expenses in Denmark

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Denmark was 20.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202520.1%
Change on 2024-1 pts
Rank24th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high28.52014
Series low8.42003

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People unable to face unexpected expenses in Denmark, 2003 to 2025

510152025302003200720112015201920252003: 8.4 %2004: 18.2 %2005: 24.5 %2006: 24 %2007: 18.7 %2008: 24.4 %2009: 25.6 %2010: 23.7 %2011: 24.2 %2012: 27.3 %2013: 27 %2014: 28.5 %2015: 26.5 %2016: 24.5 %2017: 25.1 %2018: 25.2 %2019: 22.9 %2020: 22.7 %2021: 19.5 %2022: 20.2 %2023: 23.1 %2024: 21.1 %2025: 20.1 %010203020032011201920252003: 8.4 %2004: 18.2 %2005: 24.5 %2006: 24 %2007: 18.7 %2008: 24.4 %2009: 25.6 %2010: 23.7 %2011: 24.2 %2012: 27.3 %2013: 27 %2014: 28.5 %2015: 26.5 %2016: 24.5 %2017: 25.1 %2018: 25.2 %2019: 22.9 %2020: 22.7 %2021: 19.5 %2022: 20.2 %2023: 23.1 %2024: 21.1 %2025: 20.1 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 23 values
Period%
202520.1
202421.1
202323.1
202220.2
202119.5
202022.7
201922.9
201825.2
201725.1
201624.5
201526.5
201428.5
201327
201227.3
201124.2
201023.7
200925.6
200824.4
200718.7
200624
200524.5
200418.2
20038.4

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Denmark20.1
European Union (27)29.2

Denmark compared with nearby places

Austria: 20.9 %Belgium: 22.1 %Bulgaria: 42.4 %Cyprus: 32 %Czechia: 18.7 %Germany: 31.9 %Denmark: 20.1 %Estonia: 36 %Spain: 36.4 %Finland: 28 %France: 28.8 %Greece: 50.5 %Croatia: 31.2 %Hungary: 30.5 %Ireland: 30.6 %Italy: 25.6 %Lithuania: 41.1 %Luxembourg: 21.8 %Latvia: 43.7 %Malta: 18.7 %Netherlands: 15.3 %Poland: 22.5 %Portugal: 29.2 %Romania: 37.8 %Sweden: 23 %Slovenia: 23.9 %Slovakia: 26 %
  • Under 22
  • 22 to 26
  • 26 to 31
  • 31 to 36
  • 36 and over
People unable to face unexpected expenses, 2025, %. Denmark is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Share of the population living in households that cannot pay an unexpected but necessary expense from their own resources (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes). The amount is set for each country, close to the monthly at-risk-of-poverty threshold.

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.

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Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04) (People unable to face unexpected expenses, Denmark, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table

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Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, Denmark, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/denmark. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). People unable to face unexpected expenses, Denmark, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/denmark.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04), People unable to face unexpected expenses, Denmark, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/denmark (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the people unable to face unexpected expenses in Denmark?

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Denmark was 20.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1 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 face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest people unable to face unexpected expenses in Denmark?

28.5% in 2014, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

People unable to face unexpected expenses elsewhere in European Union (27)

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