Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Portugal
Portugal: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 10,750 Thousand persons in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10,750 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 43 countries
All-time high
10,750 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
10,277 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Portugal stood at 10,750 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Portugal peaked at 10,750 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,277 Thousand persons, in 2019.
That places Portugal 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10,375 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 10,341 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,310 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10,291 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,277 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10,296 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,298 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10,354 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,467 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 10,640 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 10,750 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 10,750 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 10,750 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,319 Thousand persons | 10,277 Thousand persons | 10,375 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 10,468 Thousand persons | 10,296 Thousand persons | 10,750 Thousand persons | 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 number of items of deprivation in Portugal?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Portugal was 10,750 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10,750 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,277 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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