At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition was 11.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain stood at 11.3.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain peaked at 14.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.9, in 2015.
That places Spain 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.9 | — |
| 2016 | 9.7 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.7 | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 12.2 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 12.6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.3 | -10.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 11.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 11.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.98 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.45 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 6 |
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- Population density 66.29 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain was 11.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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