Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal
Portugal: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal peaked at 2.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
That places Portugal 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.8% | — |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
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 persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal was 1.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and tenure status - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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