PT · 2021 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Portugal, 2021
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
22.4%
Portugal, 2021
▲ 12.0% vs 2020 (20.0%)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 12.0% compared to 2020, reaching 22.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.7%.
Portugal ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.0% (from 24.9% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
103.2%
EU-27: 21.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n