Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 453 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 453 Thousand persons for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal peaked at 1,129 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 451 Thousand persons, in 2024.
That places Portugal 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 rate by age and sex in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,129 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 938 Thousand persons | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 821 Thousand persons | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 681 Thousand persons | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 577 Thousand persons | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 551 Thousand persons | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 604 Thousand persons | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 543 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 498 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 451 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 453 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 829.2 Thousand persons | 577 Thousand persons | 1,129 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 516.67 Thousand persons | 451 Thousand persons | 604 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 rate by age and sex in Portugal?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal was 453 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,129 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 451 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. 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 rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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