Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Portugal
Portugal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 10.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
In 2023, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Portugal stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Portugal peaked at 14.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
That places Portugal 67th 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 50% of the median in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.6% | — |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 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 50% of the median in Portugal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Portugal was 10.9% 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 50% of the median recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Portugal ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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 50% of the median.