Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Spain
Spain: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Spain is 1.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Spain peaked at 2.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 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 $4.20 a day in Spain?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Spain was 1.0% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.