Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Portugal
Portugal: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 10.24 million in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
10.24 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
43rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
10.24 million
in 2023
All-time low
9.47 million
in 2013
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.24 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Portugal peaked at 10.24 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.47 million, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 43rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.86 million | 9.61 million | 10.07 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.73 million | 9.47 million | 10.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.02 million | 9.83 million | 10.24 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 poverty thresholds in Portugal?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Portugal was 10.24 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.47 million in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Portugal ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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