In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Portugal
Portugal: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.1%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 47 countries
All-time high
7.9%
in 2021
All-time low
4.8%
in 2011
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Portugal is 6.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Portugal peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2011.
Portugal ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.7% | — |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 15 Austria 6.3% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 6.2% compare
- 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.9% compare
- 19 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5.7% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 5.7% compare
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 type of contract in Portugal?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Portugal was 6.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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