Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal
Portugal: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 46.1% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal peaked at 4.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 95th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.1% | — |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +73.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -45.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +117.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 2 |
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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Portugal was 1.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Portugal ranks 95th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.