In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal
Portugal: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.1%
Change on year
down 35.1%
World rank
34th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2022
All-time low
5.7%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal stood at 6.1%.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal peaked at 16.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.2% | — |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +67.3% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -33.8% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -35.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 5.7% | 16.4% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Portugal was 6.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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