At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 54.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
1st
of 44 countries
All-time high
62.8%
in 2021
All-time low
43.3%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain stood at 54.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain peaked at 62.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2004.
That places Spain 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.3% | — |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 54.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 54.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 43.3% | 54.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 50.6% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 54.2% | 62.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Spain was 54.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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