Relative median poverty risk gap of elderly people - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Portugal's relative median poverty risk gap of elderly people increased by 39.8% compared to 2023, reaching 23.9.

Portugal accounts for 135.8% of the EU-27 total of 17.6.

Portugal ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 51.3% (from 15.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespn090, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.