ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Spain
Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 207.82 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Spain stood at 207.82 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Spain peaked at 488.52 1000 No in 1992 and was at its lowest, 180.9 1000 No, in 2018.
Spain ranks 29th of 72 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 status of employment in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 488.52 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 459.95 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 454.74 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 428.06 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 410.43 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 398.55 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 381.55 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 385.9 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 388.37 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 383.75 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 358.42 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 364.09 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 378.77 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 382.37 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 382.87 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 382.77 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 360.25 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 352.12 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 351.43 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 308.47 1000 No | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 339.46 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 331.14 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 330.08 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 304.5 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 350.1 1000 No | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 208.05 1000 No | -40.6% |
| 2018 | 180.9 1000 No | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 184.25 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 194.81 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 208.93 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 188.1 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 191.54 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 207.82 1000 No | +8.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 207.82 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.6 1000 No, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 207.82 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.22 1000 No, 4.1× 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 | -40.6% | 350.1 1000 No | 208.05 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 425.96 1000 No | 381.55 1000 No | 488.52 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 373.38 1000 No | 352.12 1000 No | 388.37 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 288.84 1000 No | 180.9 1000 No | 351.43 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.24 1000 No | 188.1 1000 No | 208.93 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 207.82 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 488.52 1000 No in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 180.9 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Spain ranks 29th 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 37.0%. 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, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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.