Poverty and social exclusion in Spain

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Spain

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Spain
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	25.7%	2025	5th highest of 27	+6.9 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	8.1%	2025	5th highest of 27	+3.6 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Spain stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 5th highest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 5th highest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	25.7
2024	25.8
2023	26.5
2022	26.0
2021	27.8
2020	27.0
2019	26.2
2018	27.3
2017	27.5
2016	28.8
2015	28.7

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	8.1
2024	8.3
2023	9.0
2022	7.7
2021	8.3
2020	8.5
2019	7.7
2018	8.7
2017	8.3
2016	8.5
2015	7.4

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Spain, 2025: 25.7%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/spain, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.