Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Spain

Spain: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 47.96 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.96 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
26th
of 120 countries
All-time high
47.96 million
in 2023
All-time low
37.19 million
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2023

Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Spain, 1980–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1980200120231980: 37.2M1985: 38.3M1990: 38.6M1993: 38.8M1994: 39.0M1995: 39.1M1996: 39.3M1997: 39.7M1998: 39.8M1999: 40.1M2000: 40.2M2003: 41.8M2004: 42.5M2005: 43.3M2006: 44.0M2007: 45.0M2008: 45.7M2009: 46.0M2010: 46.2M2011: 46.1M2012: 46.3M2013: 46.0M2014: 46.0M2015: 45.9M2016: 45.9M2017: 46.2M2018: 46.3M2019: 46.7M2020: 46.8M2021: 47.1M2022: 47.4M2023: 48.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 47.96 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Spain peaked at 47.96 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.19 million, in 1980.

Spain ranks 26th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 37.73 million 37.19 million 38.28 million 2
1990s 39.30 million 38.63 million 40.10 million 8
2000s 43.55 million 40.20 million 45.96 million 8
2010s 46.17 million 45.85 million 46.70 million 10
2020s 47.34 million 46.84 million 47.96 million 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 24 South Korea 51.72 million compare
  2. 25 Colombia 48.39 million compare
  3. 27 Ukraine 44.66 million compare
  4. 28 Canada 38.82 million compare
  5. 29 Poland 36.60 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Spain?
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Spain was 47.96 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 47.96 million in 2023.
What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 37.19 million in 1980.
How does Spain rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
Spain ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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