with a large territorial gap and great inequalities in income

According to the XV Report of The State of Poverty in Spain by EAPN, The average income per person in Spain is 14,807 euros, 5.1% more than in 2023. Despite this, if the variation in the cost of living over time is taken into account and the data is updated according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), income isOnly it would have grown by 305 euros between 2008 and 2024. Furthermore, the increase in the cost of living has hindered the consumption capacity of the most vulnerable population and the poorest 20% have an income 5.4 times lower than that of the richest 20%, thus evidencing the economic differences within society.

Poverty in the different autonomous communities

In the same report it is explained that approximately 9.6 million people are at risk of poverty in Spain. This causes us to move away from the objectives specified in the 2030 Agenda, where the value should be 15.5%, 4.2 points below the value registered in 2024. Between the different autonomous communities, there are also large variations.

If you analyze the average income of peoplethere have been no variations between the regions and Basque Countrythe Community of Madrid and the Foral Community of Navarra register the highest data, with 19,078, 17,275 and 17,253 euros, respectively. On the other side of the coin are other autonomous communities in the south, such as Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia and the Region of Murciawhich are the ones with the lowest figures: 12,357, 12,191 and 11,967 euros, respectively.

This report also shows inequalities between communities in terms of increase in average net income per person. If a comparison is made with the previous year, those that have increased the most are Balearic Islands (increase of 12.6%), Galicia (10.7%) and the Canary Islands (9.8%). On the other hand, those that grow the least are Castile-La Mancha (+3.7%), the Community of Madrid (+2.7%) and Rioja (+2.4%).

This report has also compared the Spanish regions by AROPE ratewhich is an indicator of the European Union to measure the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Taking this into account, the part of Spain with best data is Euskadiwhich registers 14.8%. Meanwhile, up to six autonomous communities are above the national average (25.8%). These are: Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Region of Murcia, Canary Islands and the Valencian Community.

Regarding the poverty risk ratethere remains a significant territorial gap. The one that has a lower percentage is Euskadiwith 9.4%, while others have much higher figures: Andalusia (29.2%), Estremadura (27.5%) and Castile-La Mancha (27.4%). In short, and taking these data into account, the communities with the best values ​​tend to be Euskadi and Navarra, while those with the most worrying data are others such as Andalusia, Extremadura or Castilla-La Mancha.