Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Spain
Spain: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 5.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Spain, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Spain stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Spain peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.2% | — |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +61.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +43.2% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Spain?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Spain was 5.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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