Unemployment rate,Percent in Spain
Spain: Unemployment rate,Percent was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.5%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
7th
of 71 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2013
All-time low
8.2%
in 2007
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Spain stood at 10.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Spain peaked at 26.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 7th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 13.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Spain?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Spain was 10.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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