Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Portugal
Portugal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.2% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Portugal peaked at 9.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
That places Portugal 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.3% | — |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Portugal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Portugal was 6.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Portugal ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.