Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain

Spain: Employment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
101st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.811992200420161992: 0.856 % of labor force aged 25-641993: 0.82 % of labor force aged 25-641994: 0.8 % of labor force aged 25-641995: 0.809 % of labor force aged 25-641996: 0.814 % of labor force aged 25-641997: 0.825 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.841 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.867 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.88 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.912 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.903 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.902 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.855 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.886 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.89 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.902 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.89 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.83 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.807 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.794 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.739 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.725 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.736 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.763 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.777 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, employment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Spain ranks 101st of 108 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 25-64 in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.8% -4.3%
1994 0.8% -2.5%
1995 0.8% +1.2%
1996 0.8% +0.5%
1997 0.8% +1.4%
1998 0.8% +2.0%
1999 0.9% +3.1%
2000 0.9% +1.5%
2001 0.9% +3.6%
2002 0.9% -1.0%
2003 0.9% -0.1%
2004 0.9% -5.2%
2005 0.9% +3.6%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +1.3%
2008 0.9% -1.3%
2009 0.8% -6.8%
2010 0.8% -2.7%
2011 0.8% -1.6%
2012 0.7% -7.0%
2013 0.7% -1.9%
2014 0.7% +1.6%
2015 0.8% +3.6%
2016 0.8% +1.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 98 Rwanda 0.8% compare
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  3. 100 Gambia 0.8% compare
  4. 102 Croatia 0.8% compare
  5. 103 Greece 0.8% compare
  6. 104 Albania 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain?
Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Spain rank for employment rate, aged 25-64?
Spain ranks 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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