At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.6%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
20th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2014
All-time low
13.9%
in 2006
Years of data
29
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain stood at 15.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain peaked at 22.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.0% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.6% | 21.5% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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