Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age in Spain

Spain: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age was 1,272 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,272
Change on year
up 58.8%
World rank
6th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1,272
in 2020
All-time low
492
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Spain, 2008–2020

05001.0k1.5k2008201420202008: 7052009: 8042010: 8532011: 4922012: 6812013: 7452014: 9842015: 8192016: 8842017: 7432018: 9622019: 8012020: 1.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 1,272 for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Spain peaked at 1,272 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 492, in 2011.

Spain ranks 6th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Spain, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 705 —
2009 804 +14.0%
2010 853 +6.1%
2011 492 -42.3%
2012 681 +38.4%
2013 745 +9.4%
2014 984 +32.1%
2015 819 -16.8%
2016 884 +7.9%
2017 743 -16.0%
2018 962 +29.5%
2019 801 -16.7%
2020 1,272 +58.8%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 1,272 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84, 15.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 1,272 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71, 17.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 754.5 705 804 2
2010s 796.4 492 984 10
2020s 1,272 1,272 1,272 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 3 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5,709 compare
  2. 4 Romania 1,486 compare
  3. 5 Germany 1,349 compare
  4. 7 Italy 1,056 compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom 864 compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom 864 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Spain?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Spain was 1,272 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1,272 in 2020.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 492 in 2011.
How does Spain rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Spain ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 657 data points, 2008–2020
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