Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain

Spain: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
101st
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.824 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.779 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.759 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.774 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.779 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.794 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.814 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.845 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.862 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.896 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.887 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.887 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.845 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.875 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.882 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.894 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.884 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.816 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.794 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.781 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.725 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.712 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.724 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.748 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.765 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Spain ranks 101st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -5.5%
1994 0.8% -2.6%
1995 0.8% +2.0%
1996 0.8% +0.7%
1997 0.8% +1.9%
1998 0.8% +2.5%
1999 0.8% +3.9%
2000 0.9% +2.0%
2001 0.9% +4.0%
2002 0.9% -1.0%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.8% -4.7%
2005 0.9% +3.5%
2006 0.9% +0.8%
2007 0.9% +1.4%
2008 0.9% -1.1%
2009 0.8% -7.7%
2010 0.8% -2.7%
2011 0.8% -1.7%
2012 0.7% -7.1%
2013 0.7% -1.8%
2014 0.7% +1.7%
2015 0.7% +3.4%
2016 0.8% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 98 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  2. 99 Jordan 0.8% compare
  3. 100 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  4. 102 Croatia 0.8% compare
  5. 103 Greece 0.7% compare
  6. 104 Gambia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Spain rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Spain ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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