Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Spain

Spain: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
9th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

0.050.10.150.20.250.31992200420161992: 0.133 % of male labor force in working age1993: 0.182 % of male labor force in working age1994: 0.196 % of male labor force in working age1995: 0.177 % of male labor force in working age1996: 0.174 % of male labor force in working age1997: 0.16 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.135 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.107 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.095 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.074 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.079 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.082 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.119 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.096 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.091 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.081 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.103 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.175 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.193 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.212 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.263 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.278 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.261 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.231 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.216 % of male labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Spain stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 136.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Spain peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

That places Spain 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.2% +36.9%
1994 0.2% +7.6%
1995 0.2% -9.7%
1996 0.2% -1.7%
1997 0.2% -8.3%
1998 0.1% -15.1%
1999 0.1% -21.0%
2000 0.1% -11.6%
2001 0.1% -22.2%
2002 0.1% +6.7%
2003 0.1% +4.5%
2004 0.1% +44.3%
2005 0.1% -18.9%
2006 0.1% -5.1%
2007 0.1% -11.6%
2008 0.1% +27.5%
2009 0.2% +70.7%
2010 0.2% +10.2%
2011 0.2% +9.9%
2012 0.3% +23.9%
2013 0.3% +5.4%
2014 0.3% -6.0%
2015 0.2% -11.6%
2016 0.2% -6.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Spain

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Spain?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Spain was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Spain ranks 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.3%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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