At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain
Spain: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 39.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 39.3% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain peaked at 49.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2025.
That places Spain 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.7% | — |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.7% | 42.6% | 47.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 39.3% | 49.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Spain was 39.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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