Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Spain
Spain: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 21 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21 Hours per week
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22 Hours per week
in 2008
All-time low
17 Hours per week
in 2004
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Spain, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Spain recorded 21 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Spain peaked at 22 Hours per week in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17 Hours per week, in 2004.
Spain ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Spain, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 18 Hours per week | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 Hours per week | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 22 Hours per week | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 19 Hours per week | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 18 Hours per week | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 Hours per week | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 21 Hours per week | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 Hours per week | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 21 Hours per week is above the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 21 Hours per week is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.11 Hours per week | 17 Hours per week | 22 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.1 Hours per week | 17 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.17 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 22 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
- 8 Türkiye 8 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
- 10 Italy 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Romania 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Canada 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Hungary 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Portugal 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Switzerland 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 OECD 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Bulgaria 20 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -19.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 298.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 217.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Spain?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Spain was 21 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22 Hours per week in 2008.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 Hours per week in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.