Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Portugal
Portugal: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Portugal is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 84.1% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Portugal peaked at 2.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 86th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.6% | — |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -32.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -45.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +57.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +70.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -56.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +237.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -60.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +84.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Portugal?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Portugal was 0.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Portugal ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. 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 Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.