Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain
Spain: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 267,544 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
267,544 people
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
53rd
of 119 countries
All-time high
594,804 people
in 1996
All-time low
91,294 people
in 1985
Years of data
30
1980–2021
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain, 1980–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Spain recorded 267,544 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021.
The figure is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain peaked at 594,804 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 91,294 people, in 1985.
That places Spain 53rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 186,304 people | — |
| 1985 | 91,294 people | -51.0% |
| 1990 | 192,170 people | +110.5% |
| 1993 | 487,122 people | +153.5% |
| 1994 | 492,517 people | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 588,846 people | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 594,804 people | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 394,965 people | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 383,211 people | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 290,833 people | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 273,991 people | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 345,406 people | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 361,013 people | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 331,075 people | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 341,696 people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 185,682 people | -45.7% |
| 2008 | 243,744 people | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 376,887 people | +54.6% |
| 2010 | 317,965 people | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 534,940 people | +68.2% |
| 2012 | 443,857 people | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 539,291 people | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 390,547 people | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 437,270 people | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 543,601 people | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 320,448 people | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 410,630 people | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 374,656 people | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 424,886 people | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 267,544 people | -37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 138,799 people | 91,294 people | 186,304 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 428,058 people | 192,170 people | 594,804 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 307,437 people | 185,682 people | 376,887 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 431,320 people | 317,965 people | 543,601 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 346,215 people | 267,544 people | 424,886 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 50 Romania 326,539 people compare
- 51 Morocco 314,125 people compare
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 295,984 people compare
- 54 Mauritania 219,776 people compare
- 55 Nicaragua 211,610 people compare
- 56 El Salvador 203,233 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)
- 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain was 267,544 people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 594,804 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,294 people in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Spain ranks 53rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.