At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 25.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain is 25.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain peaked at 31.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2007.
That places Spain 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.2% | — |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 25.4% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 25.4% 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 31.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 45 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 15.6%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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