Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal
Portugal: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal stood at 21.3%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal peaked at 30.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2024.
That places Portugal 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29.6% | — |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.0% | 30.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.6% | 24.6% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Portugal was 21.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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