Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of in Portugal
Portugal: Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of in Portugal stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of in Portugal peaked at 19.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2017.
Portugal ranks 16th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.5% | — |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +21.0% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +13.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 19.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 19.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.1% | 19.0% | 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 with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of in Portugal?
- Children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of in Portugal was 19.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children with at least one parent born outside the eu by at risk of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. 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 with at least one parent born outside the EU 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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