Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Portugal
Portugal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Portugal peaked at 6.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2021.
That places Portugal 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.9% | — |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +51.7% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +36.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +51.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +47.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -24.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Portugal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Portugal was 2.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Portugal ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.