Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Spain
Spain: Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl was 1.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Spain, 2006–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.6% for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.8% on the previous year and up 212.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Spain peaked at 1.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
That places Spain 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Spain?
- Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Spain was 1.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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