Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs Spain: Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
9,572 Thousand persons
in 2025
Spain
2,661 Thousand persons
in 2025
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
2nd
Spain rank
2nd

Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job over time

  • Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k198720062025

How they compare

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) currently reports 9,572 Thousand persons against 2,661 Thousand persons in Spain, a difference of 6,911 Thousand persons.

That makes Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s figure about 3.6 times Spain's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 2nd of 2 regions.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 12,133 Thousand persons 3,234 Thousand persons 8,899 Thousand persons Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
2010s 15,761 Thousand persons 4,016 Thousand persons 11,745 Thousand persons Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
2020s 11,372 Thousand persons 3,139 Thousand persons 8,233 Thousand persons Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or Spain?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), at 9,572 Thousand persons against 2,661 Thousand persons in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Spain?
6,911 Thousand persons, with Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and Spain rank globally for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 2nd of 2 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,429 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed