At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 31.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.9%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
39.7%
in 2014
All-time low
28.9%
in 2008
Years of data
29
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Spain, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Spain is 31.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Spain peaked at 39.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2008.
Spain ranks 22nd 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 included in) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.0% | — |
| 1996 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.0% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.9% | 32.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 34.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.9% | 39.3% | 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 included in) in Spain?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Spain was 31.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 included in 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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