Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal
Portugal: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 10.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.2 for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region 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 nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 27 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2025.
That places Portugal 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27 | — |
| 2015 | 22.2 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 19 | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 17 | -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 | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 10.2 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.83 | 13.2 | 27 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.87 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Portugal was 10.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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