Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Spain
Spain: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 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 1.0% for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Spain peaked at 2.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 77th 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.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.8% | — |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -37.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -40.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +133.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Spain?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Spain was 1.0% 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.