Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain
Spain: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 18.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain stood at 18.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain peaked at 29.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2025.
That places Spain 14th out of 37 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.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.5% | — |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +35.8% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 18.9% | 29.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Spain was 18.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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