In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain
Spain: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 49 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2015
All-time low
12.5%
in 2006
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain is 18.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain peaked at 27.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 12th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.6% | — |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +52.1% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 18.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 18.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 12.5% | 22.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Spain was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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