Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Portugal
Portugal: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 18.6% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 26.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 25th out of 43 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 NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.4% | — |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 26.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.6% | 22.4% | 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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Portugal?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Portugal was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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