Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Portugal
Portugal: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 1,994 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Portugal is 1,994 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Portugal peaked at 2,743 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,994 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 12th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 tenure status in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,743 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 2,577 Thousand persons | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 2,415 Thousand persons | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2,222 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2,173 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,056 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,309 Thousand persons | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 2,084 Thousand persons | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 2,102 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,093 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,994 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,426 Thousand persons | 2,173 Thousand persons | 2,743 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,106 Thousand persons | 1,994 Thousand persons | 2,309 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Portugal?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Portugal was 1,994 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,743 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,994 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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