At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal
Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal peaked at 20.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.0% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 13.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.6% | 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal was 12.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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