Dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Portugal's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people increased by 57.4% compared to 2023, reaching 7.40.

Portugal accounts for 194.7% of the EU-27 total of 3.80.

Portugal ranks 5th 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 76.2% (from 4.20 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespn120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.