Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Spain
Spain: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 393,304 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Spain is 393,304 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Spain peaked at 638,238 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 192,348 people, in 1985.
That places Spain 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 246,138 people | 192,348 people | 299,929 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 462,246 people | 233,204 people | 638,238 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 357,697 people | 252,858 people | 436,065 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 483,888 people | 349,100 people | 610,098 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,018 people | 312,081 people | 519,459 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 52 Botswana 476,456 people compare
- 53 Mauritania 464,788 people compare
- 54 Nicaragua 398,591 people compare
- 56 El Salvador 292,567 people compare
- 57 United Kingdom 267,936 people compare
- 58 Bolivia 254,499 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.043 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0868 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1918 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Spain?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Spain was 393,304 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 638,238 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,348 people in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.