Spain's unemployment fell from 22.1 % in 1996 to 10.4 % in 2025.
Spain · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Spain's youth unemployment fell from 41.8 % in 1996 to 24.7 % in 2025.
Spain's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) rose from 23.8 % in 2009 to 32.1 % in 2025.
Spain's participation rose from 50.4 % in 1996 to 57.4 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
96th of 182 · 28th in Europe & C. Asia
Spain's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 37.3 % in 1996 to 52.8 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)up +0.2 pts132nd of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +0.9 pts27th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.6 %28th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts140th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts40th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)up +0.1 pts15th of 34
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- Average wageup +1.2 %22nd of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.7 %23rd of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts140th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts80th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts33rd of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.0 %28th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Spain.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data