Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Spain
Spain: Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment was 3.39 million in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Spain, 1964–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Spain is 3.39 million, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Spain peaked at 3.39 million in 2026 and was at its lowest, 568,159, in 1966.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 595,345 | — |
| 1965 | 573,986 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 568,159 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 579,149 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 572,944 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 572,097 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 606,482 | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 662,296 | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 683,346 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 783,548 | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 846,556 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 874,333 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 924,705 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 959,935 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.22 million | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.28 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.50 million | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 1.53 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.57 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.68 million | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.76 million | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.87 million | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.86 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.84 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.00 million | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.10 million | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.11 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.32 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.51 million | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.61 million | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.73 million | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.79 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.85 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.05 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.11 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.76 million | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.00 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.06 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.24 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.29 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.34 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 3.32 million | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 3.39 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 576,947 | 568,159 | 595,345 | 6 |
| 1970s | 843,478 | 606,482 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 million | 1.13 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million | 1.76 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 million | 2.23 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 million | 2.76 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.30 million | 3.12 million | 3.39 million | 7 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 4,093 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0938 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,622 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,174 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Spain?
- Economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Spain was 3.39 million in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 568,159 in 1966.
- How does Spain rank for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 117 — General government employment. 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. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP