ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Spain

Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,663 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,663 1000 No
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
32nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
4,849 1000 No
in 2006
All-time low
2,321 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Spain, 1992–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1992200820241992: 3.7k 1000 No1993: 3.6k 1000 No1994: 3.6k 1000 No1995: 3.5k 1000 No1996: 3.5k 1000 No1997: 3.7k 1000 No1998: 3.8k 1000 No1999: 3.9k 1000 No2000: 4.0k 1000 No2001: 4.2k 1000 No2002: 4.3k 1000 No2003: 4.4k 1000 No2004: 4.6k 1000 No2005: 4.7k 1000 No2006: 4.8k 1000 No2007: 4.8k 1000 No2008: 4.7k 1000 No2009: 4.7k 1000 No2010: 4.4k 1000 No2011: 4.2k 1000 No2012: 4.2k 1000 No2013: 4.1k 1000 No2014: 4.1k 1000 No2015: 4.1k 1000 No2016: 4.5k 1000 No2017: 2.4k 1000 No2018: 2.3k 1000 No2019: 2.4k 1000 No2020: 2.4k 1000 No2021: 2.4k 1000 No2022: 2.6k 1000 No2023: 2.6k 1000 No2024: 2.7k 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, total (15+), rural in Spain stood at 2,663 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Spain peaked at 4,849 1000 No in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,321 1000 No, in 2018.

Spain ranks 32nd of 82 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, total (15+), rural in Spain, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Spain, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 3,727 1000 No
1993 3,596 1000 No -3.5%
1994 3,561 1000 No -1.0%
1995 3,528 1000 No -0.9%
1996 3,520 1000 No -0.2%
1997 3,653 1000 No +3.8%
1998 3,762 1000 No +3.0%
1999 3,915 1000 No +4.1%
2000 4,041 1000 No +3.2%
2001 4,169 1000 No +3.2%
2002 4,315 1000 No +3.5%
2003 4,429 1000 No +2.7%
2004 4,563 1000 No +3.0%
2005 4,696 1000 No +2.9%
2006 4,849 1000 No +3.3%
2007 4,792 1000 No -1.2%
2008 4,697 1000 No -2.0%
2009 4,694 1000 No -0.1%
2010 4,380 1000 No -6.7%
2011 4,241 1000 No -3.2%
2012 4,219 1000 No -0.5%
2013 4,072 1000 No -3.5%
2014 4,142 1000 No +1.7%
2015 4,147 1000 No +0.1%
2016 4,470 1000 No +7.8%
2017 2,372 1000 No -46.9%
2018 2,321 1000 No -2.1%
2019 2,441 1000 No +5.1%
2020 2,408 1000 No -1.3%
2021 2,444 1000 No +1.5%
2022 2,601 1000 No +6.4%
2023 2,573 1000 No -1.1%
2024 2,663 1000 No +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,658 1000 No 3,520 1000 No 3,915 1000 No 8
2000s 4,524 1000 No 4,041 1000 No 4,849 1000 No 10
2010s 3,681 1000 No 2,321 1000 No 4,470 1000 No 10
2020s 2,538 1000 No 2,408 1000 No 2,663 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 29 Canada 2,855 1000 No compare
  2. 30 Malaysia 2,848 1000 No compare
  3. 31 Romania 2,809 1000 No compare
  4. 33 Azerbaijan 2,412 1000 No compare
  5. 34 Serbia 2,138 1000 No compare
  6. 35 Czechia 1,949 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Spain?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Spain was 2,663 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 4,849 1000 No in 2006.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2,321 1000 No in 2018.
How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Spain ranks 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), 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
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.