Children living: EU 2020 strategy in Portugal
Portugal: Children living: EU 2020 strategy was 12.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.3
Change on year
up 32.3%
World rank
46th
of 49 countries
All-time high
22.7
in 2023
All-time low
3
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.3 for children living in households with very low work intensity by in 2025.
The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal peaked at 22.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 46th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Children living: EU 2020 strategy in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.8 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4 | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6 | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 15.9 | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 15 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8 | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6 | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.5 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.3 | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6 | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3 | -59.0% |
| 2025 | 12.3 | +32.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 12.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.35, 47% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 12.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5, 48% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.07 | 3 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.8 | 9.8 | 15.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.27 | 9.3 | 22.7 | 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)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal?
- Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal was 12.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Portugal ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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