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 46 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.
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 46 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 | Value | 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 | +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 | -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 | 47.85 | 43.3 | 54.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.21 | 50.6 | 59.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.82 | 54.2 | 62.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 North Macedonia 52.6 compare
- 2 North Macedonia 52.6 compare
- 4 Montenegro 50.7 compare
More population data for Spain
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 44,220 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.536 (2100)
- Population density 66.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.24 million (2100)
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 46 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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