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
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Spain, 2003–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
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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About this data
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.