At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Portugal
Portugal: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.8%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
31st
of 45 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 2014
All-time low
25.1%
in 2022
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 26.8% for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Portugal peaked at 30.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2022.
That places Portugal 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.4% | — |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 26.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.7%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 26.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 26.8% | 30.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.2% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.1% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More urban development data for Portugal
- Population in the largest city 45.6% (2025)
- Population density 115.47 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4037 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 47.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 3.03 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Portugal?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Portugal was 26.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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