Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain
Spain: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 20.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain is 20.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain peaked at 22.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 23rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.1% | — |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.4% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.2% | 21.7% | 3 |
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Spain was 20.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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