In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Spain
Spain: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 12.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.2%
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
14th
of 47 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2015
All-time low
10.6%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Spain, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 12.2% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Spain peaked at 24.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
That places Spain 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.9% | — |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -24.3% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +15.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 12.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.1% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 10.6% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 11 Iceland 12.9% compare
- 12 France 12.7% compare
- 13 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 12.4% compare
- 15 Netherlands 11.8% compare
- 15 Netherlands 11.8% compare
- 17 Germany 11.6% compare
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 level of disability (activity) in Spain?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Spain was 12.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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