Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Portugal
Portugal: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 3.89 million in 2023. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Portugal, 2003β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Portugal stood at 3.89 million. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Portugal peaked at 3.89 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.27 million, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 million | 2.43 million | 2.92 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million | 2.27 million | 3.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 million | 3.59 million | 3.89 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0951 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1836 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Portugal?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Portugal was 3.89 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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