Persistent Poverty Still Affects Most Poor People in Portugal

A study titled Trajetórias da Pobreza e da Privação from the Portugal, Balanço Social project revealed that persistent poverty affected 61.7% of people living in poverty in Portugal in 2025. Despite overall persistent poverty declining from 13.6% in 2015 to 7.1% in 2024, roughly one-quarter of the population experienced poverty at some point between 2022 and 2025. The report noted that persistent child poverty fell by half from 18.1% to 9.3% over the decade.