Portugal: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2021 is 16.4 percent, a decline from 18.4 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 20.71 percent, based on data from 53 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 2003 to 2021 is 18.27 percent. The minimum value, 16.2 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 20.4 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.