Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 470 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal stood at 470 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal peaked at 1,148 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 470 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 18th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,032 Thousand persons | — |
| 2005 | 979 Thousand persons | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 958 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,015 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1,029 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 965 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 958 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 881 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 910 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,148 Thousand persons | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 1,108 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 997 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 865 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 708 Thousand persons | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 615 Thousand persons | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 577 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 470 Thousand persons | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 996.33 Thousand persons | 958 Thousand persons | 1,032 Thousand persons | 6 |
| 2010s | 876.7 Thousand persons | 577 Thousand persons | 1,148 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 470 Thousand persons | 470 Thousand persons | 470 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 16 Hungary 743 Thousand persons compare
- 17 North Macedonia 594 Thousand persons compare
- 19 Belgium 449 Thousand persons compare
- 20 Netherlands 367 Thousand persons compare
- 20 Netherlands 367 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 deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Portugal was 470 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,148 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 470 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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 deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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