Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Portugal
Portugal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Portugal is 3.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Portugal peaked at 9.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
That places Portugal 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 4 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Portugal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Portugal was 3.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Portugal ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.