Population living in slums in Portugal
Portugal: Population living in slums was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in Portugal stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Portugal peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
Portugal ranks 150th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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 population living in slums in Portugal?
- Population living in slums in Portugal was 0.1% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for population living in slums?
- Portugal ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.