Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Spain
Spain: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 10.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Spain, 1969–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Spain is 10.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Spain peaked at 26.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
That places Spain 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 1.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 11.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 15.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Spain?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Spain was 10.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.