Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Spain

Spain: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 5 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5 Weeks per year per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 23 countries
All-time high
5 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
All-time low
1.8 Weeks per year per person
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Spain, 2003–2025

0123452003201420252003: 1.8 Weeks per year per person2004: 2 Weeks per year per person2005: 3 Weeks per year per person2006: 3 Weeks per year per person2007: 3.2 Weeks per year per person2008: 2.8 Weeks per year per person2009: 2.7 Weeks per year per person2010: 2.6 Weeks per year per person2011: 2.4 Weeks per year per person2012: 2.2 Weeks per year per person2013: 2.2 Weeks per year per person2014: 2.3 Weeks per year per person2015: 2.4 Weeks per year per person2016: 2.6 Weeks per year per person2017: 2.7 Weeks per year per person2018: 2.9 Weeks per year per person2019: 3.1 Weeks per year per person2020: 4.1 Weeks per year per person2021: 4.3 Weeks per year per person2022: 4.5 Weeks per year per person2023: 4.4 Weeks per year per person2024: 4.9 Weeks per year per person2025: 5 Weeks per year per person

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Spain is 5 Weeks per year per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Spain peaked at 5 Weeks per year per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8 Weeks per year per person, in 2003.

Spain ranks 2nd of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.64 Weeks per year per person 1.8 Weeks per year per person 3.2 Weeks per year per person 7
2010s 2.54 Weeks per year per person 2.2 Weeks per year per person 3.1 Weeks per year per person 10
2020s 4.53 Weeks per year per person 4.1 Weeks per year per person 5 Weeks per year per person 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Norway 5.7 Weeks per year per person compare
  2. 3 Finland 4.8 Weeks per year per person compare
  3. 4 France 4.1 Weeks per year per person compare
  4. 5 Portugal 4 Weeks per year per person compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Spain?
Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Spain was 5 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 5 Weeks per year per person in 2025.
What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8 Weeks per year per person in 2003.
How does Spain rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Spain ranks 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
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This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.