Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Spain
Spain: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2023.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Spain 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3641 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Spain?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Spain was 0.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.