Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Spain
Spain: Proportion of population below the international poverty line of was 1.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1.0%
Change on year
up 42.9%
World rank
32nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 2007
Years of data
13
2003–2015
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Spain, 2003–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.0% for proportion of population below the international poverty line of in 2015.
That represents a change of up 42.9% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Spain peaked at 1.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 32nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +71.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 29 Egypt 1.3% compare
- 30 Paraguay 1.2% compare
- 30 United States of America 1.2% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
- 35 Chile 0.7% compare
- 35 Latvia 0.7% compare
- 35 Lithuania 0.7% compare
- 35 Slovakia 0.7% compare
- 35 Austria 0.7% compare
- 35 Croatia 0.7% compare
- 35 China 0.7% compare
- 35 Australia 0.7% 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 proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Spain?
- Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Spain was 1.0% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of population below the international poverty line of?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of population below the international poverty line of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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