Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain
Spain: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 25.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 25.8% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% 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 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.8% | 5 |
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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 living in multidimensional poverty in Spain?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Spain was 25.8% in 2024, 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 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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