Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain
Spain: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain is 33.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain peaked at 47.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2025.
That places Spain 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 39.7% | — |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 38.2% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 33.9% | 41.2% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Spain was 33.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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