Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Portugal

Portugal: Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 43 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2015
All-time low
4.8%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Portugal, 2015–2025

02462015202020252015: 6.9 Percentage2016: 6.5 Percentage2017: 6.5 Percentage2018: 5.3 Percentage2019: 5.4 Percentage2020: 5.8 Percentage2021: 5.5 Percentage2022: 4.9 Percentage2023: 4.8 Percentage2024: 4.8 Percentage2025: 4.8 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 4.8% for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Portugal peaked at 6.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2023.

That places Portugal 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold in Portugal, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 6.9%
2016 6.5% -5.8%
2017 6.5% +0.0%
2018 5.3% -18.5%
2019 5.4% +1.9%
2020 5.8% +7.4%
2021 5.5% -5.2%
2022 4.9% -10.9%
2023 4.8% -2.0%
2024 4.8% +0.0%
2025 4.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.1% 5.3% 6.9% 5
2020s 5.1% 4.8% 5.8% 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 8 Italy 6.3% compare
  2. 9 Spain 6.2% compare
  3. 10 Hungary 6.1% compare
  4. 12 Germany 4.0% compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 4.0% compare
  6. 12 Lithuania 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Portugal?
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Portugal was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
How does Portugal rank for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty?
Portugal ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 482 data points, 2015–2025
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