Median Equivalised Net Income in Denmark (2025)
Denmark's Median Equivalised Net Income: 36,192 EUR per person in 2025, +3.9% YoY, roughly 158% of the EU-27 average. Eurostat (ILC_DI03), 2010–2025.
Data
| Year | EUR per person | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36,192 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 34,843 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 33,903 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33,260 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 32,088 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 30,681 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 30,717 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 30,104 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29,383 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 28,665 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 28,364 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 27,861 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 27,444 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27,184 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 26,944 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 25,668 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Denmark's median equivalised net income — the typical per-person disposable income after adjusting household income for household size — reached approximately 36,192 EUR in 2025, according to Eurostat's EU-SILC series (ILC_DI03). That marks a 3.9% increase from 34,843 EUR in 2024, continuing steady nominal gains through 2025.
Denmark's position relative to the EU-27 average provides useful context for cross-market benchmarking. In 2010, Denmark's median income of 25,668 EUR was already about 176.8% of the EU-27's 14,521 EUR. That premium widened through the early-to-mid 2010s and peaked at roughly 184.5% in 2014, then narrowed consistently to 157.8% in 2025 — the lowest level in the series — while Denmark's absolute income continued to climb. The narrowing likely reflects convergence among EU-27 peers, particularly central and eastern European member states, in nominal income terms rather than any weakening in Denmark's own income growth.
Denmark's income rose from 25,668 EUR in 2010 to 30,717 EUR in 2019, then declined slightly to 30,681 EUR in 2020 (-0.1%), likely reflecting pandemic-related income disruption. It rebounded by 4.6% to 32,088 EUR in 2021, and has since risen each year — 3.7% in 2022 to 33,260 EUR, 1.9% in 2023 to 33,903 EUR, 2.8% in 2024 to 34,843 EUR, and 3.9% in 2025 to 36,192 EUR. EU-SILC figures are denominated in current-year euros without inflation adjustment; consequently, some of the 2022–2025 gains likely reflects nominal wage growth rather than an equivalent rise in real purchasing power.
Coverage and methodology: Eurostat compiles median equivalised net income annually from EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) microdata, adjusting household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD equivalence scale (first adult = 1, each additional adult 14+ = 0.5, each child under 14 = 0.3). Figures are denominated in current-year euros and are not adjusted for inflation, so cross-year comparisons reflect nominal rather than real purchasing-power changes. Eurostat flags breaks in series for Denmark at 2011 and 2020, typically reflecting methodological revisions to the underlying survey, so year-on-year comparisons spanning those points should be read with some caution. The EU-27 aggregate used for comparison is Eurostat's EU27_2020 composition. Denmark's national statistical office (Danmarks Statistik) provides the underlying survey data feeding into this series.