Subjective poverty by sex and age in Spain
Spain: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Spain, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 20.6% for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Spain peaked at 39.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2025.
That places Spain 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.8% | — |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 20.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 20.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.1% | 22.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 6 |
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Spain?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Spain was 20.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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