Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal
Portugal: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal stood at 8.7%.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal peaked at 11.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.8% | — |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +39.1% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Portugal was 8.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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