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Portugal: Severe material and social deprivation rate

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Portugal Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate Year: 2025

Country overview

Portugal

Current reading for Severe material and social deprivation rate in a European context.

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Latest value

4.30 Percent of people

Burden rank in Europe

European ranking unavailable

vs Europe burden

-1.7 puntos

Portugal is 1.7 points below the European average.

EU: 5.96

Data year

2025

EU context

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Editorial note

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Country Portugal Indicator Severe material and social deprivation rate Year 2025

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Indicator ecosystem

Topic overview for Quality of life. Each card compares Portugal against Europe.

Severe material and social deprivation rate

Open trend

Latest: 4.30 Percent of people Europe benchmark: 5.96 Percent of people Year: 2025

Internal regions

Embedded regional ranking preview with real regional values and shared semantic bars.

Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate

Granularity: Regions

Context Top, middle, and bottom regional positions for Portugal
  1. 1

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    +55.80

    6.70

  2. 2

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    +39.50

    6.00

  3. 3

    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

    +18.60

    5.10

  4. 4

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    +16.30

    5.00

  5. 5

    Alentejo

    +2.30

    4.40

  6. 6

    Norte

    -7.00

    4.00

  7. 7

    Centro (PT)

    -18.60

    3.50

  8. 8

    Algarve

    -34.90

    2.80

  9. 9

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    -44.20

    2.40

Editorial insights

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Country view

Portugal records 4.3 compared with a European average of 6.0 in 2025.

Regional contrasts in Portugal

Within Portugal, Região Autónoma dos Açores records the highest value for Severe deprivation (6.70), while Região Autónoma dos Açores records the lowest (2.40).

Região Autónoma dos Açores versus the national value

Região Autónoma dos Açores stands 2.40 points above the national value for Portugal on Severe deprivation.

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Portugal records 4.3 compared with a European average of 6.0 in 2025.
  • Highest region: Região Autónoma dos Açores
  • Highest value: 6.7
  • Lowest region: Região Autónoma dos Açores
  • Lowest value: 2.4