Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Spain
Spain: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Spain, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Spain stood at 25.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Spain peaked at 28.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2025.
That places Spain 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28.7% | — |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.2% | 28.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.7% | 27.8% | 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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Spain?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Spain was 25.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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