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Portugal: inequality

Portugal's inequality figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Portugal, the page says so.

Income inequality (Gini): Portugal is the joint 7th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

0 to 100, higher is more unequal: 30.9 for Portugal, against 29.2 for the EU as a whole.

Portugal against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

Income inequality (Gini)

0 to 100, higher is more unequal

Portugal: 30.9 in 2025, against 29.2 for the EU as a whole — the joint 7th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Income inequality (Gini): Portugal and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
5Cyprus31.2
6Italy31.0
joint 7Portugal30.9
joint 7Estonia30.9
9Spain30.8
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)29.2

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 2014 to 2025. Highest: 34.5 in 2014. Lowest: 30.9 in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 32.3*.
  • Above the EU figure in 12* of 12* years with a figure for both (2014–2025).

Top fifth earns this many times the bottom fifth

income quintile share ratio

Portugal: 4.86 in 2025, against 4.62 for the EU as a whole — the 8th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Top fifth earns this many times the bottom fifth: Portugal and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
6Italy5.13
7Estonia5.07
8Portugal4.86
9Croatia4.78
10France4.74
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)4.62
  • Published from 2004 to 2025. Highest: 6.96 in 2004. Lowest: 4.86 in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 5.29*.
  • Above the EU figure in 16* of 16* years with a figure for both (2010–2025).

At risk of poverty

share below the national poverty line

Portugal: 15.4% in 2025, the 15th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

At risk of poverty: Portugal and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
13Austria15.9%
14Sweden15.6%
15Portugal15.4%
16Cyprus14.9%
17Luxembourg14.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 23.0% in 1995. Lowest: 15.4% in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 16.8%*.

At risk of poverty or social exclusion

share of the population

Portugal: 18.6% in 2025, the joint 15th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

At risk of poverty or social exclusion: Portugal and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
14Ireland18.8%
joint 15Austria18.6%
joint 15Portugal18.6%
joint 15Sweden18.6%
18Luxembourg18.2%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published
  • Published from 2015 to 2025. Highest: 26.4% in 2015. Lowest: 18.6% in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 20.2%*.

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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