At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal
Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 20.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal stood at 20.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal peaked at 26.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 40th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.5% | — |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.8% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 38 Netherlands 21.2% compare
- 38 Netherlands 21.2% compare
- 41 Slovakia 20.6% compare
- 41 Slovakia 20.6% compare
- 43 Iceland 19.9% compare
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 20.8% 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 26.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 45 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 21.2%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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