Employment by main economic activity - Regions in Spain
Spain: Employment by main economic activity - Regions was 22.00 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by main economic activity - Regions in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by main economic activity - regions in Spain is 22.00 million Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by main economic activity - regions in Spain peaked at 22.00 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.73 million Persons, in 2000.
Spain ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employment by main economic activity - Regions in Spain, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.73 million Persons | — |
| 2001 | 17.29 million Persons | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 17.73 million Persons | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.31 million Persons | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 19.00 million Persons | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 19.81 million Persons | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.63 million Persons | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 21.30 million Persons | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.31 million Persons | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.97 million Persons | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 19.61 million Persons | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 19.13 million Persons | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 18.31 million Persons | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 17.91 million Persons | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.09 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.61 million Persons | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 19.01 million Persons | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19.51 million Persons | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.94 million Persons | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.47 million Persons | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 19.57 million Persons | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 20.07 million Persons | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.83 million Persons | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 21.51 million Persons | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 22.00 million Persons | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.21 million Persons | 16.73 million Persons | 21.31 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.06 million Persons | 17.91 million Persons | 20.47 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.80 million Persons | 19.57 million Persons | 22.00 million Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 17.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 16.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 3,625 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0831 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 3,208 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.005 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by main economic activity - regions in Spain?
- Employment by main economic activity - regions in Spain was 22.00 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by main economic activity - regions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.00 million Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by main economic activity - regions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.73 million Persons in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for employment by main economic activity - regions?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by main economic activity - regions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Employment by main economic activity - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This dataset provides indicators on employment by 10 broad activities and labour utilisation, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3). Data source and definition Employment data is collected from Eurostat for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Employment is measured at place of work. Labour utilisation is measured by the number of employment at place of work per capita, for total activity. See the Regional data sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). See the OECD Territorial grid. Use of economic data on small regions TL3 regions are grouped into typologies based on shared characteristics. For economic analysis, TL3 regions belonging to the same Functional Urban Area (FUA) with more than 250,000 inhabitants are aggregated into a single metropolitan region to reduce distortions from commuting. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.