Between 2008 and 2015, the share of the population living with less than 40 percent of the median rent per consumption unit in Spain increased significantly, from 7.4 to 11.2 percent. The downward trend experienced since 2015 ended in 2020, when the share of the population living in severe poverty was 9.5 percent, up from 9.2 percent the two previous years. In 2023, 8.3 percent of the population lived in severe poverty.
Share of population living in severe poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023
The source defines people living in severe poverty as those living in households which earn less than 40 percent of the median rent per consumption unit. As of 2023, that included those living in a household whose total income per consumption unit was below 7,326 euros per year (611 euros per month). In the case of a family formed by two adults and two children, for example, that would imply a total income of 1,283 euros per month for the whole household.
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EAPN. (June 4, 2024). Share of population living in severe poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259677/severe-povertyrate-spain/
EAPN. "Share of population living in severe poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023." Chart. June 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259677/severe-povertyrate-spain/
EAPN. (2024). Share of population living in severe poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259677/severe-povertyrate-spain/
EAPN. "Share of Population Living in Severe Poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259677/severe-povertyrate-spain/
EAPN, Share of population living in severe poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259677/severe-povertyrate-spain/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of population living in severe poverty in Spain from 2008 to 2023 [Graph], EAPN, June 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259677/severe-povertyrate-spain/
