Poverty or social exclusion rate in Portugal
18.6% of people in Portugal were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Portugal, 2025
18.6%
Change from 2024
−1.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
20.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
18.8%
Position in 2025
20th of 31
Poverty or social exclusion rate in Portugal over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.6% | 20.9% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 21.0% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | 21.3% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | 21.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | 21.7% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | 21.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | 21.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | 22.4% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | 23.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | 24.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 19.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by −7.8 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 20.9%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
At-risk-of-poverty rate
15.4%
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
15.6%
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Income inequality (Gini)
30.9 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.86 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
33.9 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank