Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Portugal
Portugal: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Portugal, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Portugal is 21.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Portugal peaked at 31.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2008.
That places Portugal 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.0% | — |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +39.2% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.6% | 25.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 19.8% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 21.5% | 30.1% | 6 |
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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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Portugal?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Portugal was 21.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Portugal ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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