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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Labour force participation in Spain

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 27 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Spain

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 57.4% −0.4 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 27 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −1.2 pp
vs World −3.6 pp World: 61.0% · 2025
Labour force participation, 1990 – 2025 percent · Spain · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Spain World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Spain
57.4%
World
61.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Spain · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 57.4% · 2025
First value 49.9% · 1990
Highest 59.4% · 2012
Lowest 49.7% · 1991
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSpainChange World
2025 57.4% −0.4 pp 61.0%
2024 57.8% +0.3 pp 61.1%
2023 57.6% +0.0 pp 61.2%
2022 57.6% +0.3 pp 60.7%
2021 57.3% +0.9 pp 60.4%
2020 56.4% −1.2 pp 59.6%
2019 57.6% −0.0 pp 61.0%
2018 57.6% −0.4 pp 61.2%
2017 58.0% −0.3 pp 61.3%
2016 58.3% −0.3 pp 61.5%
2015 58.6% −0.1 pp 61.6%
2014 58.7% −0.4 pp 61.8%
2013 59.1% −0.3 pp 62.0%
2012 59.4% +0.0 pp 62.2%
2011 59.4% +0.0 pp 62.4%
2010 59.4% +0.1 pp 62.6%
2009 59.3% +0.2 pp 62.8%
2008 59.1% +0.7 pp 63.1%
2007 58.3% +0.5 pp 63.4%
2006 57.8% +1.0 pp 63.5%
2005 56.9% +1.2 pp 63.8%
2004 55.7% +0.9 pp 63.8%
2003 54.8% +1.2 pp 63.9%
2002 53.7% +1.6 pp 64.1%
2001 52.1% −0.8 pp 64.2%
2000 52.9% +1.1 pp 64.4%
1999 51.8% +0.5 pp 64.6%
1998 51.2% +0.3 pp 64.5%
1997 50.9% +0.5 pp 64.7%
1996 50.4% +0.3 pp 64.7%
1995 50.1% −0.2 pp 64.8%
1994 50.3% +0.4 pp 65.0%
1993 49.9% +0.1 pp 65.0%
1992 49.8% +0.1 pp 65.3%
1991 49.7% −0.1 pp 65.4%
1990 49.9% 65.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force participation
42 Yemen 32.5%
41 Algeria 42.3%
40 Egypt 45.0%
39 Lebanon 48.0%
38 Italy 49.5%
37 Greece 51.0%
36 Gabon 51.0%
35 Romania 51.8%
34 India 52.7%
33 Türkiye 52.8%
32 Sierra Leone 54.7%
31 France 55.3%
30 Bulgaria 55.4%
29 Poland 57.6%
28 Spain 58.0%
27 Bangladesh 58.3%
26 Finland 58.7%
25 Argentina 58.8%
24 Saudi Arabia 59.0%
23 Philippines 59.1%
22 Czechia 60.1%
21 Mexico 60.2%
20 Hong Kong SAR China 60.5%
19 Lithuania 60.6%
18 Germany 60.7%
17 United Kingdom 62.4%
16 Russia 62.5%
15 United States 62.5%
14 South Korea 62.9%
13 Chile 63.0%
12 Honduras 64.4%
11 Brazil 64.5%
10 Congo - Kinshasa 64.8%
9 Norway 65.7%
8 Canada 65.8%
7 Colombia 66.0%
6 Netherlands 66.1%
5 Indonesia 66.7%
4 Ecuador 68.2%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 68.2%
2 China 68.4%
1 Liberia 76.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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