Inability to make ends meet in Portugal
Portugal: Inability to make ends meet was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inability to make ends meet in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to make ends meet in Portugal stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to make ends meet in Portugal peaked at 24.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Inability to make ends meet in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.5% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +55.1% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -12.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inability to make ends meet in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +55.1% | 15.6% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 11.1% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to make ends meet in Portugal?
- Inability to make ends meet in Portugal was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to make ends meet recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest inability to make ends meet recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for inability to make ends meet?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to make ends meet rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. 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 Inability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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