ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Spain
Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 2.84 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Spain stood at 2.84 %.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Spain peaked at 2.9 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.24 %, in 2015.
Spain ranks 76th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.68 % | — |
| 1993 | 2.85 % | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 2.48 % | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 2.9 % | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 2.52 % | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8 % | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 1.78 % | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.74 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.54 % | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 1.56 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.54 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.61 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 % | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 1.99 % | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 1.87 % | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.64 % | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.67 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.63 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.67 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.82 % | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.94 % | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.24 % | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 1.27 % | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.01 % | +58.3% |
| 2018 | 1.54 % | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 2.56 % | +66.2% |
| 2020 | 2.13 % | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4 % | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 2.82 % | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 2.68 % | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.84 % | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.34 % | 1.74 % | 2.9 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.64 % | 1.32 % | 1.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 % | 1.24 % | 2.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 % | 2.13 % | 2.84 % | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,804 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0237 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 916.93 current LCU per person (2025)
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 2.84 % 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 2.9 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 % in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Spain ranks 76th out of 78 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 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, 65+, rural areas — 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.