Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark
Denmark: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 10.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark is 10.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark peaked at 11.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2014.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.1% | — |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 40,939 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8899 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 68,494 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 453,557 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.6377 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Denmark was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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