Subjective poverty by sex and age in Portugal
Portugal: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 20.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
20.3
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
46.9
in 2013
All-time low
20.3
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Portugal, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 20.3 for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Portugal peaked at 46.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.3, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.9 | — |
| 2011 | 41.8 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 40.6 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 46.9 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 43.7 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 40.4 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 33.6 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 29.2 | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 20.9 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.4 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 21.8 | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 20.3 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.36 | 25.8 | 46.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.77 | 20.3 | 23.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by sex and age in Portugal?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Portugal was 20.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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