ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain

Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 26.56 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.56 1000 No
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
46th
of 80 countries
All-time high
35.79 1000 No
in 1995
All-time low
15.86 1000 No
in 2020
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain, 1992–2024

0102030401992200820241992: 30.3 1000 No1993: 32.8 1000 No1994: 29.5 1000 No1995: 35.8 1000 No1996: 31.7 1000 No1997: 23.5 1000 No1998: 25.1 1000 No1999: 28 1000 No2000: 23.2 1000 No2001: 25.1 1000 No2002: 25.9 1000 No2003: 24.5 1000 No2004: 19.7 1000 No2005: 32.9 1000 No2006: 32.6 1000 No2007: 26.4 1000 No2008: 29.8 1000 No2009: 24.6 1000 No2010: 21.4 1000 No2011: 23.8 1000 No2012: 20.7 1000 No2013: 27.3 1000 No2014: 27.9 1000 No2015: 17.7 1000 No2016: 22 1000 No2017: 18.4 1000 No2018: 16 1000 No2019: 23.4 1000 No2020: 15.9 1000 No2021: 22.9 1000 No2022: 21.3 1000 No2023: 24.5 1000 No2024: 26.6 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Spain recorded 26.56 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in 2024.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain peaked at 35.79 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.86 1000 No, in 2020.

Spain ranks 46th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Spain, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 30.28 1000 No
1993 32.83 1000 No +8.4%
1994 29.5 1000 No -10.1%
1995 35.79 1000 No +21.3%
1996 31.66 1000 No -11.5%
1997 23.46 1000 No -25.9%
1998 25.07 1000 No +6.9%
1999 28.04 1000 No +11.8%
2000 23.22 1000 No -17.2%
2001 25.15 1000 No +8.3%
2002 25.95 1000 No +3.2%
2003 24.53 1000 No -5.5%
2004 19.67 1000 No -19.8%
2005 32.91 1000 No +67.3%
2006 32.62 1000 No -0.9%
2007 26.39 1000 No -19.1%
2008 29.82 1000 No +13.0%
2009 24.59 1000 No -17.5%
2010 21.43 1000 No -12.9%
2011 23.77 1000 No +10.9%
2012 20.69 1000 No -13.0%
2013 27.29 1000 No +31.9%
2014 27.94 1000 No +2.4%
2015 17.7 1000 No -36.6%
2016 21.99 1000 No +24.2%
2017 18.43 1000 No -16.2%
2018 16.03 1000 No -13.0%
2019 23.4 1000 No +46.0%
2020 15.86 1000 No -32.2%
2021 22.93 1000 No +44.6%
2022 21.26 1000 No -7.3%
2023 24.49 1000 No +15.2%
2024 26.56 1000 No +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.58 1000 No 23.46 1000 No 35.79 1000 No 8
2000s 26.49 1000 No 19.67 1000 No 32.91 1000 No 10
2010s 21.87 1000 No 16.03 1000 No 27.94 1000 No 10
2020s 22.22 1000 No 15.86 1000 No 26.56 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 43 Jamaica 28.43 1000 No compare
  2. 44 Greece 28.11 1000 No compare
  3. 45 Switzerland 27.59 1000 No compare
  4. 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.27 1000 No compare
  5. 48 Austria 23.59 1000 No compare
  6. 49 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 23.3 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain was 26.56 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 35.79 1000 No in 1995.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 15.86 1000 No in 2020.
How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Spain ranks 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,524 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.