Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal
Portugal: Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 20.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
20.0%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.9%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 20.0% for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in 2025.
That represents a change of up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal peaked at 32.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Portugal 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.6% | — |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -71.8% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +509.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -93.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | — |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 20.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.0%, 2.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 20.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.8%, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.6% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 0.0% | 32.9% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal was 20.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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