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

Latest (2023)
29.67 million
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
11th
of 120 countries
All-time high
29.67 million
in 2023
All-time low
4.12 million
in 1985
Years of data
32
1980–2023

Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Spain, 1980–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M1980200120231980: 4.4M1985: 4.1M1990: 7.6M1993: 10.6M1994: 10.6M1995: 10.2M1996: 10.7M1997: 11.7M1998: 13.6M1999: 14.8M2000: 16.6M2003: 19.2M2004: 19.2M2005: 20.9M2006: 21.1M2007: 26.4M2008: 27.4M2009: 27.4M2010: 25.7M2011: 24.8M2012: 23.5M2013: 22.5M2014: 22.6M2015: 23.4M2016: 24.7M2017: 25.3M2018: 25.4M2019: 27.3M2020: 27.2M2021: 28.1M2022: 28.5M2023: 29.7M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines
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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