ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Spain
Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.45 % 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 53.45 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Spain peaked at 56.04 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 46.87 %, in 1995.
Spain ranks 62nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 47.55 % | — |
| 1993 | 47.23 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.55 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 46.87 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 47.09 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 47.8 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.83 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.96 % | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 47.88 % | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 49.37 % | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 50.32 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 50.95 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.27 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 52.92 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 53.56 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.56 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 55.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.04 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 55.71 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.25 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 55.57 % | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 52.92 % | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 51.76 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 52.84 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 52.37 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 52.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.23 % | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 54.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.45 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.45 % | 46.87 % | 47.83 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 51.39 % | 47.88 % | 54.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.41 % | 51.76 % | 56.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.34 % | 52.37 % | 54.23 % | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3242 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 12,524 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2754 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,636 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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 53.45 % 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 56.04 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.87 % in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Spain ranks 62nd 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 down 4.1%. 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, total (15+), 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.