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

Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 41.52 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
41.52 1000 No
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
46th
of 80 countries
All-time high
62.06 1000 No
in 1995
All-time low
22.59 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
33
1992–2024

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

02040601992200820241992: 53.2 1000 No1993: 58.8 1000 No1994: 51.9 1000 No1995: 62.1 1000 No1996: 55.3 1000 No1997: 40.4 1000 No1998: 40.3 1000 No1999: 40.5 1000 No2000: 36.3 1000 No2001: 37.1 1000 No2002: 36.9 1000 No2003: 38.1 1000 No2004: 31.1 1000 No2005: 46 1000 No2006: 45.1 1000 No2007: 36.9 1000 No2008: 39.1 1000 No2009: 39.8 1000 No2010: 36.1 1000 No2011: 39.4 1000 No2012: 39.2 1000 No2013: 43.3 1000 No2014: 41.8 1000 No2015: 30.6 1000 No2016: 30.7 1000 No2017: 29.4 1000 No2018: 22.6 1000 No2019: 36.8 1000 No2020: 27.4 1000 No2021: 35.9 1000 No2022: 41 1000 No2023: 37.8 1000 No2024: 41.5 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain stood at 41.52 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Spain peaked at 62.06 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.59 1000 No, in 2018.

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 — Value in Spain, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 53.18 1000 No
1993 58.81 1000 No +10.6%
1994 51.93 1000 No -11.7%
1995 62.06 1000 No +19.5%
1996 55.27 1000 No -10.9%
1997 40.35 1000 No -27.0%
1998 40.3 1000 No -0.1%
1999 40.47 1000 No +0.4%
2000 36.27 1000 No -10.4%
2001 37.07 1000 No +2.2%
2002 36.88 1000 No -0.5%
2003 38.06 1000 No +3.2%
2004 31.14 1000 No -18.2%
2005 45.96 1000 No +47.6%
2006 45.12 1000 No -1.8%
2007 36.87 1000 No -18.3%
2008 39.13 1000 No +6.1%
2009 39.78 1000 No +1.7%
2010 36.09 1000 No -9.3%
2011 39.38 1000 No +9.1%
2012 39.25 1000 No -0.3%
2013 43.3 1000 No +10.3%
2014 41.83 1000 No -3.4%
2015 30.57 1000 No -26.9%
2016 30.72 1000 No +0.5%
2017 29.42 1000 No -4.2%
2018 22.59 1000 No -23.2%
2019 36.8 1000 No +62.9%
2020 27.4 1000 No -25.5%
2021 35.9 1000 No +31.0%
2022 40.95 1000 No +14.1%
2023 37.82 1000 No -7.6%
2024 41.52 1000 No +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.3 1000 No 40.3 1000 No 62.06 1000 No 8
2000s 38.63 1000 No 31.14 1000 No 45.96 1000 No 10
2010s 34.99 1000 No 22.59 1000 No 43.3 1000 No 10
2020s 36.72 1000 No 27.4 1000 No 41.52 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 43 Switzerland 43.81 1000 No compare
  2. 44 Jamaica 42.47 1000 No compare
  3. 45 Austria 41.83 1000 No compare
  4. 47 Tunisia 38.99 1000 No compare
  5. 48 Norway 38.83 1000 No compare
  6. 49 Costa Rica 37.52 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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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 41.52 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 62.06 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 22.59 1000 No in 2018.
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 0.7%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — 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, 1,541 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.