Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent was 1 Thousand persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1 Thousand persons
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1 Thousand persons
in 2018
All-time low
0 Thousand persons
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal stood at 1 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal peaked at 1 Thousand persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 Thousand persons, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 8th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2017 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2018 | 1 Thousand persons | — |
| 2019 | 0 Thousand persons | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2021 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2023 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2024 | 0 Thousand persons | — |
| 2025 | 1 Thousand persons | — |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 Thousand persons, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2 Thousand persons | 0 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 Thousand persons | 0 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 5 Albania 2 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Greece 2 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Hungary 2 Thousand persons compare
- 8 France 1 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Italy 1 Thousand persons compare
- 8 North Macedonia 1 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Norway 1 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Serbia 1 Thousand persons compare
- 8 Sweden 1 Thousand persons compare
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 severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal?
- Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Portugal was 1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 Thousand persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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