Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Spain
Spain: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.8% for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Spain peaked at 1.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.
That places Spain 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -36.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +54.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +72.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -35.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Spain?
- Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Spain was 0.8% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Spain ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.