At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal
Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 20.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.4% | — |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 18.4% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Portugal?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal was 15.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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