State Pension
State Pension Folkepension Coverage Danish citizens 1 with permanent residence in Denmark who have reached the statutory retirement age. Financing The scheme is tax-financed from the general budget. A
Danish Labour Market Supplementary Pension
Danish Labour Market Supplementary Pension Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægpension, ATP Livslang Pension Coverage Mandatory insurance All employees between the age of 16 and 66 who work at least nine hours per
Occupational Pension
Occupational Pensions Arbejdsmarkedspensioner Coverage Mandatory insurance All public sector workers (excluding civil servants) are enrolled in a collectively agreed fully funded defined contribution
Mandatory Pension Scheme
Mandatory Pension Scheme Obligatorisk Pensionsordning Coverage Mandatory insurance Individuals receiving the following social security benefits: unemployment benefit ( Arbejdsløshedsdagpenge ); matern
Income Guarantee for Older Persons
Income Guarantee for Older Persons Inkomensgarantie voor oudere personen, IGO Coverage All persons of Belgian nationality (subject to treaty, or entitled to a Belgian pension) who reside in Belgium an
Civil Servants’ Pension
Civil Servants’ Pension Tjenestemandspension Coverage Civil servants (please note that employment as a civil servant is limited to certain positions in the Danish central government). Financing The sc
Private Pension Schemes
Private Pension Schemes Private pensionsopsparinger Coverage Voluntary insurance All individuals. Banks often request a Danish social security number ( CPR-nummer ). Financing General finances Fully f
Denmark
The Danish Old Age Security System in 2020 By Martine Stagelund Hvidt, University of Copenhagen The cornerstones of the Danish statutory state pension that exists today were laid in 1891 with the law
