Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Portugal
Portugal: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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 17.2% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Portugal peaked at 20.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 77th 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.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.4% | — |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 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 60% of the median in Portugal?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Portugal was 17.2% 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 60% of the median recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Portugal ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.