Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Spain
Spain: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 7.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7.0%
Change on year
up 48.9%
World rank
14th
of 46 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2014
All-time low
3.5%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Spain, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7.0% for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in 2020.
That represents a change of up 48.9% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Spain peaked at 7.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 14th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.5% | — |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +48.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Spain?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Spain was 7.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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