Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal
Portugal: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal is 18.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal peaked at 26.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.8% | — |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 18.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 18.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Portugal was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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