Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain

Spain: Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
8th
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 25-64 in Spain, 1992–2016

0.10.150.20.250.31992200420161992: 0.144 % of labor force aged 25-641993: 0.18 % of labor force aged 25-641994: 0.2 % of labor force aged 25-641995: 0.191 % of labor force aged 25-641996: 0.186 % of labor force aged 25-641997: 0.175 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.159 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.133 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.12 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.088 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.097 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.098 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.145 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.114 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.11 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.098 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.11 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.17 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.193 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.206 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.261 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.275 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.264 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.237 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.223 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain is 0.2%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

That places Spain 8th 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 25-64 in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.2% +25.6%
1994 0.2% +11.2%
1995 0.2% -4.9%
1996 0.2% -2.2%
1997 0.2% -5.9%
1998 0.2% -9.5%
1999 0.1% -16.5%
2000 0.1% -9.6%
2001 0.1% -26.6%
2002 0.1% +10.3%
2003 0.1% +0.8%
2004 0.1% +48.5%
2005 0.1% -21.3%
2006 0.1% -4.0%
2007 0.1% -10.4%
2008 0.1% +11.6%
2009 0.2% +55.4%
2010 0.2% +13.4%
2011 0.2% +6.6%
2012 0.3% +27.0%
2013 0.3% +5.4%
2014 0.3% -4.1%
2015 0.2% -10.1%
2016 0.2% -6.0%

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain?
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Spain was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, aged 25-64?
Spain ranks 8th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
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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