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Unemployment rate in Madrid
1999 – 2025 · 27 data points
16 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
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People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
8.0%
−1.0 pp
since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025
16 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−9.1 pp
vs Spain
−2.5 pp
Spain: 10.5% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Madrid · Spain · European Union · World
−9.1 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
1999
2010
2015
2025
Madrid
Spain
European Union
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025
Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Madrid · 1999 – 2025
Latest value
8.0% · 2025
First value
12.8% · 1999
Highest
19.8% · 2013
Lowest
6.2% · 2007
Data points
27
By year
All years · 1999 – 2025
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.0% | −1.0 pp | 10.5% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | −1.0 pp | 11.4% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | −1.2 pp | 12.2% | 6.1% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | −0.5 pp | 13.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| 2021break in series | 11.7% | −0.8 pp | 14.9% | 7.1% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +1.9 pp | 15.5% | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | −1.6 pp | 14.1% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | −1.2 pp | 15.3% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | −2.3 pp | 17.2% | 8.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | −1.4 pp | 19.6% | 9.1% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | −1.7 pp | 22.1% | 10.1% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | −1.0 pp | 24.5% | 10.9% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +1.2 pp | 26.1% | 11.4% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +2.2 pp | 24.8% | 10.9% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +0.5 pp | 21.4% | 9.9% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +2.0 pp | 19.9% | 9.9% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +5.3 pp | 17.9% | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +2.4 pp | 11.3% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | −0.1 pp | 8.2% | 7.5% | 5.8% |
| 2006break in series | 6.3% | −0.5 pp | 8.5% | 8.7% | 6.0% |
| 2005break in series | 6.8% | −0.1 pp | 9.2% | 9.6% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | −0.2 pp | 11.1% | 10.0% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +0.1 pp | 11.3% | 9.7% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | −0.5 pp | 11.2% | 9.6% | 6.4% |
| 2001break in series | 7.5% | −4.1 pp | 10.4% | — | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | −1.2 pp | 13.8% | — | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | 15.5% | — | 6.3% |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Spain
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Ciudad de Melilla | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Canarias | 22.6% | |
| 4 | Andalucía | 22.3% | |
| 5 | Extremadura | 21.8% | |
| 6 | Castilla-La Mancha | 17.7% | |
| 7 | Comunitat Valenciana | 16.2% | |
| 8 | Región de Murcia | 16.2% | |
| 9 | Illes Balears | 16.1% | |
| 10 | Principado de Asturias | 14.1% | |
| 11 | Cataluña | 12.6% | |
| 12 | Comunidad de Madrid | 12.5% | |
| 13 | Cantabria | 12.2% | |
| 14 | Castilla y León | 12.1% | |
| 15 | Galicia | 12.0% | |
| 16 | Aragón | 11.7% | |
| 17 | La Rioja | 10.8% | |
| 18 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 10.1% | |
| 19 | País Vasco | 9.5% |
Source: Eurostat, 2020
What it means
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
How it is calculated
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
Economy & jobs
Madrid in numbers
GDP per person
€44,700
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$59,868
2025 · Spain
GDP per person, EU = 100
125
2024
Gross domestic product
€316B
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2025 · Spain
Inflation
2.7%
2025 · Spain
Youth unemployment
19.3%
2025
Employment rate
77.9%
2025
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025 · Spain
Household income per person
€22,600
2023
At risk of poverty
12.7%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
33.4
2023 · Spain