Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal
Portugal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 40.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal stood at 40.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal peaked at 62.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 89th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.4% | — |
| 2004 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -9.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 40.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 40.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 53.4% | 61.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 43.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.5% | 44.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Portugal was 40.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Portugal ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.