Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Spain
Spain: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 7.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Spain, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7.8% for share of urban population living in inadequate housing in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Spain peaked at 10.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2004.
That places Spain 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.9% | — |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.9% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Spain?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Spain was 7.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).