Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Spain
Spain: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 29.67 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 29.67 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Spain peaked at 29.67 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.12 million, in 1985.
That places Spain 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.25 million | 4.12 million | 4.39 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.22 million | 7.62 million | 14.78 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.26 million | 16.59 million | 27.42 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.53 million | 22.54 million | 27.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.38 million | 27.21 million | 29.67 million | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,786 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 36.42 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.71 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0868 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1918 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Spain?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Spain was 29.67 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 29.67 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 million in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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