At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal
Portugal: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 27.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 27.8% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in 2025.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal peaked at 30.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2007.
Portugal ranks 19th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.8% | — |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -52.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +181.8% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 27.8% | +5.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 27.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 27.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +181.8% | 6.6% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 6.6% | 22.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 16.1% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 16 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 30.8% compare
- 17 Lithuania 30.7% compare
- 17 Lithuania 30.7% compare
- 20 Germany 27.6% compare
- 21 United Kingdom 27.5% compare
- 21 United Kingdom 27.5% compare
More population data for Portugal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Portugal was 27.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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