Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain

Spain: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
11th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1994
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain, 1992–2016

00.10.20.31992200420161992: 0.254 % of female labor force in working age1993: 0.29 % of female labor force in working age1994: 0.318 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.308 % of female labor force in working age1996: 0.297 % of female labor force in working age1997: 0.281 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.267 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.229 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.204 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.151 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.164 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.159 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.204 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.166 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.155 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.14 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.133 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.195 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.222 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.228 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.289 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.3 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.294 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.276 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.256 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain is 0.3%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain peaked at 0.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Spain 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% +14.0%
1994 0.3% +9.8%
1995 0.3% -3.3%
1996 0.3% -3.4%
1997 0.3% -5.4%
1998 0.3% -4.9%
1999 0.2% -14.2%
2000 0.2% -11.0%
2001 0.2% -26.0%
2002 0.2% +8.4%
2003 0.2% -2.6%
2004 0.2% +28.3%
2005 0.2% -18.6%
2006 0.2% -6.7%
2007 0.1% -10.0%
2008 0.1% -5.0%
2009 0.2% +46.8%
2010 0.2% +13.7%
2011 0.2% +2.8%
2012 0.3% +26.8%
2013 0.3% +3.9%
2014 0.3% -2.1%
2015 0.3% -6.1%
2016 0.3% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 8 Albania 0.4% compare
  2. 9 South Africa 0.3% compare
  3. 10 Greece 0.3% compare
  4. 12 Croatia 0.3% compare
  5. 13 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  6. 14 Rwanda 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Spain was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Spain ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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