Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Portugal
Portugal: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.1%
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
17th
of 47 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2017
All-time low
2.8%
in 2024
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Portugal, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 4.1% for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.4% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Portugal peaked at 9.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.3% | — |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -30.0% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +46.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 4.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 14 Romania 5.3% compare
- 15 Montenegro 5.2% compare
- 16 Malta 4.5% compare
- 18 Estonia 3.9% compare
- 18 Estonia 3.9% compare
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.6% compare
- 20 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.6% 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Portugal?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Portugal was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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