Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Portugal
Portugal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
Portugal recorded 0.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2023.
The figure is up 84.1% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Portugal peaked at 2.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Portugal 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 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 $4.20 a day in Portugal?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Portugal was 0.7% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Portugal ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.