In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Spain
Spain: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Spain is 8.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Spain peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.1% | — |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 1 Bulgaria 10.2% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 8.0% compare
- 5 Malta 7.9% 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 type of contract in Spain?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Spain was 8.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Spain ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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