Number of paid employees in Spain

Spain: Number of paid employees was 22,885 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
22,885
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
20th
of 80 countries
All-time high
23,807
in 2019
All-time low
18,079
in 2014
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Number of paid employees in Spain, 2006–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2006201320202006: 18.5k2007: 19.4k2008: 20.7k2009: 21.1k2010: 21.1k2011: 19.4k2012: 18.7k2013: 18.1k2014: 18.1k2015: 18.7k2016: 21.4k2017: 20.7k2018: 20.4k2019: 23.8k2020: 22.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees in Spain is 22,885, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Spain peaked at 23,807 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,079, in 2014.

Spain ranks 20th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,920 18,460 21,089 4
2010s 20,032 18,079 23,807 10
2020s 22,885 22,885 22,885 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 17 Morocco 35,662
  2. 18 Uruguay 29,212 compare
  3. 19 Argentina 24,024 compare
  4. 21 Tunisia 21,688 compare
  5. 22 Poland 21,633 compare
  6. 23 Ethiopia 20,856 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Spain?
Number of paid employees in Spain was 22,885 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 23,807 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 18,079 in 2014.
How does Spain rank for number of paid employees?
Spain ranks 20th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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