France vs Spain: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

France
30,638 Persons
in 2025
Spain
22,707 Persons
in 2025
France rank
6th
Spain rank
9th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 30,638 Persons against 22,707 Persons in Spain, a difference of 7,931 Persons.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 36 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 24,490 Persons 14,704 Persons 9,786 Persons France
2000s 26,793 Persons 19,190 Persons 7,603 Persons France
2010s 28,054 Persons 19,102 Persons 8,951 Persons France
2020s 30,204 Persons 21,183 Persons 9,021 Persons France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, France or Spain?
France, at 30,638 Persons against 22,707 Persons in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between France and Spain?
7,931 Persons, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do France and Spain rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
France ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org