ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Spain
Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,089 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Spain, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Spain is 2,089 1000 No, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Spain peaked at 3,605 1000 No in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,737 1000 No, in 2018.
That places Spain 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,215 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 2,135 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2,134 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,164 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,185 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2,352 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 2,469 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2,627 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2,800 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 2,894 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 3,102 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 3,213 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,326 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 3,449 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3,605 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,567 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3,502 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,573 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,301 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3,275 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,188 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,037 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3,116 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,166 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3,424 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1,754 1000 No | -48.8% |
| 2018 | 1,737 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,859 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 1,827 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,878 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,998 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,987 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,089 1000 No | +5.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2,089 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2,089 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -48.8% | 3,424 1000 No | 1,754 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,285 1000 No | 2,134 1000 No | 2,627 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,303 1000 No | 2,800 1000 No | 3,605 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,786 1000 No | 1,737 1000 No | 3,424 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,956 1000 No | 1,827 1000 No | 2,089 1000 No | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Spain?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Spain was 2,089 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,605 1000 No in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,737 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.