France vs Spain: Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy

France
27.02 million
in 2025
Spain
19.00 million
in 2025
France rank
6th
Spain rank
8th

Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 27.02 million against 19.00 million in Spain, a difference of 8.02 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 27 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 15.53 million 8.69 million 6.84 million France
1970s 18.01 million 10.04 million 7.97 million France
1980s 19.37 million 9.50 million 9.87 million France
1990s 21.19 million 11.52 million 9.67 million France
2000s 24.02 million 16.19 million 7.84 million France
2010s 24.71 million 16.18 million 8.53 million France
2020s 26.50 million 17.87 million 8.63 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy, France or Spain?
France, at 27.02 million against 19.00 million in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy between France and Spain?
8.02 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do France and Spain rank globally for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy?
France ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,798 data points, 1960–2025
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org