Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal
Portugal: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 10.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal is 10.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal peaked at 27.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.0% | — |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 13.2% | 27.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 19 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.0% compare
- 20 Germany 10.7% compare
- 22 Italy 10.1% compare
- 23 Ireland 10.0% compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.9% compare
- 24 United Kingdom 9.9% 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal was 10.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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