Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Portugal
Portugal: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 40.51 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Portugal stood at 40.51. 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 on less than 30 per day in Portugal peaked at 62.15 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.51, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.59 | 53.41 | 61.45 | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.89 | 43.72 | 62.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.78 | 40.51 | 44.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0951 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1836 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Portugal?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Portugal was 40.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.15 in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.51 in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Portugal ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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