Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 4.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Portugal is 4.3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 10.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.9 | — |
| 2016 | 9.1 | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 8 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 6 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 4.3 | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.04 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.03 | 4.3 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Portugal?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Portugal was 4.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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