Share of population in extreme poverty in Spain
Spain: Share of population in extreme poverty was 0.8134 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8134
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
70th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 1995
All-time low
0.5
in 1985
Years of data
32
1980β2023
Share of population in extreme poverty in Spain, 1980β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.8134 for share of population in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty in Spain peaked at 1.6 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1985.
Spain ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8185 | 0.5587 | 1.02 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.7495 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8383 | 0.6578 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 share of population in extreme poverty in Spain?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Spain was 0.8134 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Spain ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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