In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Spain
Spain: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.8%
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
17th
of 49 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2016
All-time low
11.9%
in 2011
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Spain stood at 17.8%.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Spain peaked at 27.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2011.
Spain ranks 17th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.2% | — |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +54.1% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +77.3% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | +9.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 17.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 17.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.2% | 20.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 11.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.3% | 22.0% | 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 months worked in Spain?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Spain was 17.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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