Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Portugal is 2.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Portugal peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 24th of 45 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 rate by level of disability in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.1% | — |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 6 |
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 severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Portugal?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Portugal was 2.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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