Low pay rate in Spain
Spain: Low pay rate was 9.51 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Spain, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.51 for low pay rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Spain peaked at 18.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 2024.
That places Spain 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.33 | — |
| 2006 | 10.11 | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 10.61 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 18.9 | +78.1% |
| 2012 | 17.2 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.97 | -44.3% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | +67.6% |
| 2018 | 10.82 | -35.2% |
| 2022 | 11.38 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 9.76 | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 9.51 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.72 | 10.11 | 13.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.59 | 9.97 | 18.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.21 | 9.51 | 11.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More gender data for Spain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,413 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Spain?
- Low pay rate in Spain was 9.51 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for low pay rate?
- Spain ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.