At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 43 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 (excluding pensions) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 11.0%, 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 | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.7% | 6 |
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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 43 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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