Portugal

Regional ranking in Portugal · Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Compare regions in Portugal using the indicator Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

Indicator: people_at_risk_of_poverty_or_social_exclusion Year: 2025 Country: Portugal Granularity: nuts2

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Regional ranking

Most affected regions in Portugal

Regional comparison within the selected country.

Highest burden: Região Autónoma dos Açores (Portugal) | Lowest burden: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (Portugal)

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Regions included: 9
  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Portugal
  • This page ranks 9 regions within Portugal for the selected indicator in 2025.
  • Highest region: Região Autónoma dos Açores

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

deviation

Regional spread within Portugal

The gap between the highest and lowest regional value is 5.6 points.

summary

Regional ranking within Portugal

This page ranks 9 regions within Portugal for the selected indicator in 2025.

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Regional extremes in Portugal

Região Autónoma dos Açores records the highest value (21.6), while Área Metropolitana de Lisboa records the lowest value (16.0).

Indicator: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Granularity: Regions

Context Showing regions in Portugal.
  1. 1
    –

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    +3.00

    21.60

    -6.80
  2. 2
    –

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    +1.90

    20.50

    -2.40
  3. 3
    ▲ 2

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    +1.80

    20.40

    +1.30
  4. 4
    ▲ 2

    Centro (PT)

    +1.30

    19.90

    +1.00
  5. 5
    ▲ 3

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    +1.10

    19.70

    +1.00
  6. 6
    ▼ 3

    Alentejo

    +0.30

    18.90

    -2.90
  7. 7
    ▼ 3

    Norte

    +0.10

    18.70

    -2.30
  8. 8
    ▼ 1

    Algarve

    -1.50

    17.10

    -1.60
  9. 9
    –

    Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

    -2.60

    16.00

    -0.50

Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #1 Região Autónoma dos Açores 21.60
  2. #2 Região Autónoma da Madeira 20.50
  3. #3 Região Autónoma da Madeira 20.40
  4. #4 Centro (PT) 19.90
  5. #5 Região Autónoma dos Açores 19.70

Bottom 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #9 Área Metropolitana de Lisboa 16.00
  2. #8 Algarve 17.10
  3. #7 Norte 18.70
  4. #6 Alentejo 18.90
  5. #5 Região Autónoma dos Açores 19.70

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Região Autónoma da Madeira +1.30
  2. #2 Centro (PT) +1.00
  3. #3 Região Autónoma dos Açores +1.00

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Região Autónoma dos Açores -6.80
  2. #2 Alentejo -2.90
  3. #3 Região Autónoma da Madeira -2.40
  4. #4 Norte -2.30
  5. #5 Algarve -1.60