Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain
Spain: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.4%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2014
All-time low
14.0%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain stood at 15.4%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain peaked at 20.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2019.
Spain ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.5% | — |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 20.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Spain was 15.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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