In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Portugal
Portugal: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Portugal is 20.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Portugal peaked at 20.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2004.
That places Portugal 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -36.1% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +65.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 20.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 20.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.1% | 18.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 12.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 12.4% | 20.5% | 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 months worked in Portugal?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Portugal was 20.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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