Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Spain

Spain: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 19.7 in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
19.7
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
37.8
in 2014
All-time low
19.7
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Spain, 2010–2025

0102030402010201720252010: 32.12011: 282012: 33.52013: 37.42014: 37.82015: 34.22016: 34.42017: 24.52018: 26.42019: 20.92020: 21.92021: 20.52022: 21.12023: 21.32024: 20.82025: 19.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Spain is 19.7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Spain peaked at 37.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2025.

That places Spain 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.92 20.9 37.8 10
2020s 20.88 19.7 21.9 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 10 Latvia 21.2 compare
  2. 11 Croatia 20.2 compare
  3. 11 Portugal 20.2 compare
  4. 13 France 19.7 compare
  5. 15 Hungary 19.4 compare
  6. 16 Cyprus 17.5 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places β†’

More population data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Spain?
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Spain was 19.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2014.
What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2025.
How does Spain rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
Spain ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 576 data points, 2010–2025
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