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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

At risk of poverty in Spain

2004 – 2025 · 22 data points 5 of 14 · Countries Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2004 – 2025

At risk of poverty, 2004 – 2025 percent
−2.6 pp since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 2004 – 2025

The series at a glance Spain · 2004 – 2025
Latest value 19.5% · 2025
First value 20.1% · 2004
Highest 22.3% · 2016
Lowest 19.5% · 2025
Data points 22

By year

All years · 2004 – 2025

YearSpainChange
2025 19.5% −0.2 pp
2024 19.7% −0.5 pp
2023 20.2% −0.2 pp
2022 20.4% −1.3 pp
2021 21.7% +0.7 pp
2020 21.0% +0.3 pp
2019 20.7% −0.8 pp
2018 21.5% −0.1 pp
2017 21.6% −0.7 pp
2016 22.3% +0.2 pp
2015 22.1% −0.1 pp
2014 22.2% +1.8 pp
2013 20.4% −0.4 pp
2012 20.8% +0.2 pp
2011 20.6% −0.1 pp
2010 20.7% +0.3 pp
2009 20.4% +0.6 pp
2008break in series 19.8% +0.1 pp
2007 19.7% −0.6 pp
2006 20.3% +0.2 pp
2005 20.1% ±0.0 pp
2004 20.1%

Source: Eurostat, 2004 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAt risk of poverty
5 Bulgaria 22.0%
14 Czechia 9.7%
11 Finland 12.4%
10 France 13.6%
9 Germany 16.7%
6 Greece 21.4%
7 Italy 19.9%
3 Lithuania 22.2%
13 Netherlands 11.6%
12 Norway 11.9%
8 Poland 17.6%
1 Romania 25.4%
4 Spain 22.1%
2 Türkiye 22.5%

Source: Eurostat, 2015

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