Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 15.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Spain stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 15.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2002.
That places Spain 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 4 |
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)
- Population 42,197 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 42,197 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0961 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 15.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.