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The index uses 2008 as its reference value of 100. It is a composite statistical measure of several dimensions of well-being, not a measure of GDP, household income or a direct survey asking respondents to rate life overall.","Six of the nine dimensions improved from 2024: material living conditions, work, health, education, environment and general life experience. Leisure and social relationships, and physical and personal safety, recorded lower scores. Governance and basic rights was unchanged because the 2025 Living Conditions Survey did not include its quality-of-life module, which is collected every three years. The headline improvement therefore masks both deterioration in some components and one dimension with no new observation.","The time series shows a gradual rise with interruptions rather than a continuous increase. The national index stood at 100.35 in 2015, reached 101.88 in 2019, eased to 100.85 in 2022, then moved to 101.16 in 2023 and 101.43 in 2024 before the latest reading. Values are index points on the 2008=100 scale; a change of 0.31 points from 2024 to 2025 is not a 0.31% change in quality of life.","The 2025 results also show differences between population groups. The global index was 102.48 for men and 100.59 for women. Women scored higher in education and general life experience by 10.95 and 9.36 points, respectively, while men scored higher in physical and personal safety by 16.09 points and in environment by 9.19 points. These are dimension-specific index comparisons, not findings that every person within a group has the same conditions or experience.","By nationality, the overall reading was 102.76 for Spanish nationals, 101.48 for foreign nationals from the European Union and 97.28 for foreign nationals from the rest of the world. The pattern varied by dimension: Spanish nationals scored higher in education and material living conditions; EU foreign nationals led in general life experience; and foreign nationals from outside the EU had the highest physical-safety score. The release cautions that the indicator combines underlying measures with differing reference periods.","Regionally, Navarra recorded the highest 2025 index at 105.43, followed by La Rioja at 104.30 and the Basque Country at 104.12. The lowest results were in Ceuta (98.33), Melilla (98.39) and the Canary Islands (99.40). Madrid had the largest year-on-year rise, 0.59 points, followed by the Valencian Community at 0.50. INE combines 55 underlying indicators, updates them at different intervals, and normalizes values across regions and years. Because adding a new year can rescale historical values, comparisons should use the latest revised series and the indicator’s experimental, equally weighted composite method."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"ES","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":{"ar":"السنة","de":"Jahr","en":"Year","es":"Año","fr":"Année","pt":"Ano","tr":"Yıl"},"type":"number","unit":"year"},{"key":"value","label":{"ar":"المؤشر (2008=100)","de":"Index (2008=100)","en":"Index (2008=100)","es":"Índice (2008=100)","fr":"Indice (2008=100)","pt":"Índice (2008=100)","tr":"Endeks (2008=100)"},"type":"number","unit":"index points"}],"description":{"ar":"السلسلة الوطنية التجريبية لمؤشر IMCV لعام 2025 (2008=100) لدى INE.","de":"Experimentelle nationale IMCV-Reihe des INE für 2025 (2008=100).","en":"INE’s experimental national IMCV series for 2025 (2008=100).","es":"Serie nacional experimental del IMCV de 2025 del INE (2008=100).","fr":"Série nationale expérimentale de l’IMCV 2025 de l’INE (2008=100).","pt":"Série nacional experimental do IMCV de 2025 do INE (2008=100).","tr":"INE’nin 2025 deneysel IMCV ulusal endeks serisi (2008=100)."},"id":"spain-imcv-national-series","methodology":{"ar":"مؤشر INE التجريبي متعدد الأبعاد لجودة الحياة هو مقياس مركب سنوي مبني من 55 مؤشراً أساسياً. يستخدم المؤشر الوطني وأبعاده مقياس 2008=100؛ وهو ليس نسبة مئوية ولا استطلاعاً مباشراً للرضا الذاتي عن الحياة. تُوزن الأبعاد التسعة بالتساوي افتراضياً؛ وقد حُدّثت ثمانية أبعاد في هذه النسخة، بينما نُقلت قيمة الحوكمة والحقوق الأساسية لعدم تضمين وحدة المسح الثلاثية السنوات. تختلف الفترات المرجعية للمؤشرات الأساسية. وتؤدي التسوية عبر المناطق والسنوات إلى إمكانية تغيير القيم التاريخية عند إضافة بيانات جديدة.","de":"Der experimentelle multidimensionale Lebensqualitätsindikator des INE ist ein jährlicher Gesamtwert aus 55 Ausgangsindikatoren. Der nationale Index und seine Dimensionen verwenden die Skala 2008=100; es handelt sich weder um einen Prozentsatz noch um eine direkte Befragung zur subjektiven Lebenszufriedenheit. Standardmäßig werden die neun Dimensionen gleich gewichtet; acht wurden für diese Ausgabe aktualisiert, Governance und Grundrechte wurden wegen des dreijährlichen Erhebungsmoduls fortgeschrieben. Die Ausgangsindikatoren haben unterschiedliche Bezugszeiträume. Die Normalisierung über alle Regionen und Jahre hinweg bedeutet, dass neue Beobachtungen historische Indexwerte ändern können.","en":"The INE experimental Multidimensional Quality of Life Indicator is an annual composite assembled from 55 underlying indicators. National composite and component dimensions use the 2008=100 index scale; it is not a percentage or a direct subjective life-satisfaction survey. Nine dimensions are equally weighted in the composite by default; eight dimensions were updated for this edition and Governance and basic rights was carried forward because the survey module is triennial. Source indicators have different reference periods. Normalization across all regions and years means adding new observations can revise historical index values.","es":"El Indicador Multidimensional de Calidad de Vida experimental del INE es un compuesto anual elaborado a partir de 55 indicadores subyacentes. El índice nacional y sus dimensiones usan la escala 2008=100; no es un porcentaje ni una encuesta directa de satisfacción subjetiva con la vida. Las nueve dimensiones reciben el mismo peso por defecto; ocho se actualizaron en esta edición y Gobernanza y derechos básicos se mantuvo porque el módulo de la encuesta es trienal. Los indicadores de origen tienen periodos de referencia distintos. La normalización entre todas las regiones y años implica que la incorporación de nuevas observaciones puede revisar valores históricos.","fr":"L’indicateur multidimensionnel expérimental de qualité de vie de l’INE est un composite annuel construit à partir de 55 indicateurs. L’indice national et ses dimensions utilisent l’échelle 2008=100 ; il ne s’agit ni d’un pourcentage ni d’une enquête directe sur la satisfaction subjective de la vie. Les neuf dimensions sont pondérées à parts égales par défaut ; huit ont été actualisées pour cette édition et la gouvernance et les droits fondamentaux ont été reconduits car le module d’enquête est triennal. Les indicateurs sous-jacents ont des périodes de référence différentes. La normalisation entre toutes les régions et années signifie que l’ajout de nouvelles observations peut réviser les valeurs historiques.","pt":"O Indicador Multidimensional de Qualidade de Vida experimental do INE é um composto anual construído com 55 indicadores subjacentes. O índice nacional e as dimensões usam a escala 2008=100; não é uma percentagem nem uma pesquisa direta de satisfação subjetiva com a vida. As nove dimensões têm pesos iguais por padrão; oito foram atualizadas nesta edição e Governança e direitos básicos foi mantida porque o módulo da pesquisa é trienal. Os indicadores de origem têm períodos de referência diferentes. A normalização entre regiões e anos significa que novas observações podem revisar valores históricos.","tr":"INE’nin deneysel Çok Boyutlu Yaşam Kalitesi Göstergesi, 55 temel göstergeden oluşturulan yıllık bileşik bir ölçüdür. Ulusal bileşik endeks ve boyutlar 2008=100 ölçeğindedir; yüzde veya doğrudan öznel yaşam memnuniyeti anketi değildir. Bileşikte dokuz boyut varsayılan olarak eşit ağırlıklıdır; bu yayımda sekiz boyut güncellendi, üç yılda bir yapılan modül nedeniyle Yönetişim ve temel haklar önceki değerini korudu. Kaynak göstergelerin referans dönemleri farklıdır. Tüm bölge ve yıllar boyunca normalleştirme yapılması, yeni gözlemlerin geçmiş endeks değerlerini değiştirebilmesine yol açar."},"rows":[{"value":100.35,"year":2015},{"value":100.63,"year":2016},{"value":101.08,"year":2017},{"value":101.56,"year":2018},{"value":101.88,"year":2019},{"value":101.6,"year":2020},{"value":101.53,"year":2021},{"value":100.85,"year":2022},{"value":101.16,"year":2023},{"value":101.43,"year":2024},{"value":101.74,"year":2025}],"sourceUrls":["https://www.ine.es/dyngs/Prensa/IMCV2025.htm"],"title":{"ar":"مؤشر جودة الحياة في إسبانيا","de":"Lebensqualitätsindex Spaniens","en":"Spain quality-of-life index","es":"Índice de calidad de vida de España","fr":"Indice de qualité de vie en Espagne","pt":"Índice de qualidade de vida da Espanha","tr":"İspanya yaşam kalitesi endeksi"},"type":"table","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T01:59:10Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/spain-multidimensional-quality-of-life-2025/data/spain-imcv-national-series?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/spain-multidimensional-quality-of-life-2025/data/spain-imcv-national-series?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"spain-imcv-national-series"}],"data_types":["table"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of the global economy and trade connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-economy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-27375c8e-b320-55c4-9139-fbf13a9eea62","event_period":"2025","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"spain-multidimensional-quality-of-life-2025","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-25T02:27:51+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-25T02:27:51+00:00","reading_minutes":3,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of the global economy and trade connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-economy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"spain-multidimensional-quality-of-life-2025","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-25","name":"Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)","publishedAt":"2026-10-23","url":"https://www.ine.es/dyngs/Prensa/IMCV2025.htm"}],"summary":"The national composite rose from 101.43, with six of nine dimensions improving; the index adds new breakdowns by sex, education and nationality.","text":"The national composite rose from 101.43, with six of nine dimensions improving; the index adds new breakdowns by sex, education and nationality.\n\nSpain’s experimental Multidimensional Quality of Life Indicator (IMCV) rose slightly to 101.74 points in 2025 from 101.43 in 2024, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported on 23 October. The index uses 2008 as its reference value of 100. It is a composite statistical measure of several dimensions of well-being, not a measure of GDP, household income or a direct survey asking respondents to rate life overall.\n\nSix of the nine dimensions improved from 2024: material living conditions, work, health, education, environment and general life experience. Leisure and social relationships, and physical and personal safety, recorded lower scores. Governance and basic rights was unchanged because the 2025 Living Conditions Survey did not include its quality-of-life module, which is collected every three years. The headline improvement therefore masks both deterioration in some components and one dimension with no new observation.\n\nThe time series shows a gradual rise with interruptions rather than a continuous increase. The national index stood at 100.35 in 2015, reached 101.88 in 2019, eased to 100.85 in 2022, then moved to 101.16 in 2023 and 101.43 in 2024 before the latest reading. Values are index points on the 2008=100 scale; a change of 0.31 points from 2024 to 2025 is not a 0.31% change in quality of life.\n\nThe 2025 results also show differences between population groups. The global index was 102.48 for men and 100.59 for women. Women scored higher in education and general life experience by 10.95 and 9.36 points, respectively, while men scored higher in physical and personal safety by 16.09 points and in environment by 9.19 points. These are dimension-specific index comparisons, not findings that every person within a group has the same conditions or experience.\n\nBy nationality, the overall reading was 102.76 for Spanish nationals, 101.48 for foreign nationals from the European Union and 97.28 for foreign nationals from the rest of the world. The pattern varied by dimension: Spanish nationals scored higher in education and material living conditions; EU foreign nationals led in general life experience; and foreign nationals from outside the EU had the highest physical-safety score. The release cautions that the indicator combines underlying measures with differing reference periods.\n\nRegionally, Navarra recorded the highest 2025 index at 105.43, followed by La Rioja at 104.30 and the Basque Country at 104.12. The lowest results were in Ceuta (98.33), Melilla (98.39) and the Canary Islands (99.40). Madrid had the largest year-on-year rise, 0.59 points, followed by the Valencian Community at 0.50. INE combines 55 underlying indicators, updates them at different intervals, and normalizes values across regions and years. 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