Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Spain
Spain: Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy was 19.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Spain, 1961–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Spain is 19.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Spain peaked at 19.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.39 million, in 1961.
Spain ranks 8th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.39 million | — |
| 1962 | 8.43 million | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 8.47 million | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 8.52 million | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 8.63 million | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 8.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 8.88 million | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.99 million | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 9.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 9.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 9.50 million | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.76 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 10.10 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 10.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.45 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 10.40 million | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 10.36 million | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 10.18 million | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.97 million | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 9.64 million | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 9.36 million | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 9.31 million | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 9.24 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.95 million | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 8.90 million | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.21 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 9.67 million | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 10.09 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 10.65 million | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 11.17 million | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 11.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 11.17 million | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.85 million | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 10.81 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 11.27 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.88 million | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 12.46 million | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 13.14 million | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 13.87 million | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 14.37 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 15.36 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 15.95 million | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 16.70 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.49 million | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 18.13 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 18.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.04 million | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 16.75 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.32 million | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.53 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.07 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.24 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.71 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.58 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.00 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 17.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.72 million | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 17.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.64 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 18.55 million | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 19.00 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.69 million | 8.39 million | 9.16 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.04 million | 9.35 million | 10.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.50 million | 8.90 million | 10.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.52 million | 10.81 million | 13.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.19 million | 13.87 million | 18.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.18 million | 15.07 million | 17.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.87 million | 16.72 million | 19.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 5 Slovenia 884,524 compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.78 million compare
- 6 Latvia 770,598 compare
- 6 France 27.02 million compare
- 7 Estonia 622,258 compare
- 7 Italy 20.45 million compare
- 9 Canada 17.95 million compare
- 10 Australia 13.08 million compare
- 11 Romania 6.63 million compare
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,270 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 7,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Spain?
- Economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Spain was 19.00 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 19.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.39 million in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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