Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain
Spain: Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain, 1980–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain peaked at 1.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.
That places Spain 68th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5% | — |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -52.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +108.3% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +150.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +53.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +67.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2 |
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 population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Spain was 0.6% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.