Number of public paid employees in Spain

Spain: Number of public paid employees was 3,786 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
3,786
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
25th
of 80 countries
All-time high
3,786
in 2020
All-time low
2,539
in 2013
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Number of public paid employees in Spain, 2006–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2006201320202006: 2.7k2007: 2.9k2008: 3.2k2009: 3.2k2010: 3.3k2011: 2.9k2012: 2.7k2013: 2.5k2014: 2.6k2015: 2.8k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.1k2018: 3.1k2019: 3.6k2020: 3.8k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, number of public paid employees in Spain stood at 3,786. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees in Spain peaked at 3,786 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,539, in 2013.

Spain ranks 25th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,012 2,713 3,223 4
2010s 2,982 2,539 3,553 10
2020s 3,786 3,786 3,786 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 22 Costa Rica 6,580 compare
  2. 23 Maldives 4,060 compare
  3. 24 Bolivia 3,926 compare
  4. 26 United Kingdom 3,710 compare
  5. 27 Sri Lanka 3,698 compare
  6. 28 Armenia 3,670 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 public paid employees in Spain?
Number of public paid employees in Spain was 3,786 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 3,786 in 2020.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2,539 in 2013.
How does Spain rank for number of public paid employees?
Spain ranks 25th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of public paid employees rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
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