ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Spain
Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 58.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Spain, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 58.49 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Spain peaked at 58.49 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.99 %, in 1993.
Spain ranks 41st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.31 % | — |
| 1993 | 21.99 % | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 22.28 % | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.41 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.37 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.68 % | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 24.63 % | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 23.32 % | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 23.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 22.84 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 24.78 % | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 27.23 % | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 26.64 % | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 27.41 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 28.35 % | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 28.79 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.58 % | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.65 % | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 36.98 % | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 40.68 % | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 40.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.54 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 43.52 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 42.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 46.3 % | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 50.47 % | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 48.73 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 50.56 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 48.6 % | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 53.69 % | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 55.4 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 54.44 % | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 58.49 % | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 % | 21.99 % | 24.63 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.04 % | 22.84 % | 31.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.19 % | 36.98 % | 50.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.12 % | 48.6 % | 58.49 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Spain?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Spain was 58.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.49 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.99 % in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.