Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex

In 2024, Portugal's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 13.2% compared to 2023, reaching 67.3.

Portugal accounts for 65.7% of the EU-27 total of 102.4.

Portugal ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.4% (from 72.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.