Proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain
Spain: Proportion of population below international poverty line was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain peaked at 1.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.
Spain ranks 61st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +85.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,786 (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 revenues vs income inequality 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Spain was 0.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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