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At risk of poverty or social exclusion

The name at the source «People at risk of poverty or social exclusion»

What this number is

It is the share of the population in at least one of three situations: income below 60 % of the country’s median income, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household where almost no one works; each person counts only once. The median income is the one in the middle: half the population has more and half has less.

Down from 2024. Below the European Union average.

18,6 %

identifier risco-de-pobreza-ou-exclusao-2025

Published by Eurostat (tipslc10)

Series page

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tipslc10/default/table?lang=en

Proof

Field returned

People at risk of poverty or social exclusion — Percentage — Portugal — 2025: 18.6

Excerpt composed from the source's response.

Request

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/tipslc10?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=PT&unit=PC

The comparisons

Previous period
19,7source · Eurostat · 2024
European Union
20,9source · Eurostat
EU countries
All the countries

What was checked

Read at the source on
12.08.2026
Re-read on
05.10.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source
Re-read on
28.09.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source

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