Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Spain
Spain: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 25.7% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain peaked at 29.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2019.
That places Spain 14th out of 48 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.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.1% | — |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 25.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Spain's 25.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain was 25.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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