In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal
Portugal: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal is 19.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal peaked at 33.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.0% | — |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -17.4% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -14.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 19.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 19.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.8% | 33.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 23.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Portugal was 19.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Portugal ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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