Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 4.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4.6%
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
24th
of 46 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2013
All-time low
4.6%
in 2020
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Portugal, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Portugal stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Portugal peaked at 10.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 24th 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 tenure status in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.9% | — |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -17.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 4.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 4.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 21 Germany 5.6% compare
- 22 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5.3% compare
- 23 France 5.0% compare
- 24 United Kingdom 4.6% compare
- 24 United Kingdom 4.6% compare
- 27 Ireland 4.3% 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 tenure status in Portugal?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Portugal was 4.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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