At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Portugal
Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 7.4% for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Portugal peaked at 23.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 19th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.5% | — |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | -34.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 7.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 7.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.0% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.4% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Portugal?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Portugal was 7.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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