Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment

Spain
22.22 million Persons
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
33.00 million Persons
in 2023
Spain rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
010.0M20.0M30.0M199520102025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 33.00 million Persons against 22.22 million Persons in Spain, a difference of 10.77 million Persons.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 45 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 14.63 million Persons 27.17 million Persons 12.54 million Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 18.30 million Persons 28.60 million Persons 10.30 million Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 18.34 million Persons 30.94 million Persons 12.60 million Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 20.19 million Persons 32.66 million Persons 12.47 million Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — employment, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 33.00 million Persons against 22.22 million Persons in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — employment between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
10.77 million Persons, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — employment?
Spain ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,321 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.