France vs Spain: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 31.76 million Persons against 24.83 million Persons in Spain, a difference of 6.93 million Persons.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 46 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 | 25.57 million Persons | 17.30 million Persons | 8.27 million Persons | France |
| 2000s | 27.63 million Persons | 20.63 million Persons | 7.00 million Persons | France |
| 2010s | 29.44 million Persons | 23.07 million Persons | 6.37 million Persons | France |
| 2020s | 30.66 million Persons | 23.84 million Persons | 6.82 million Persons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — labour force, France or Spain?
- France, at 31.76 million Persons against 24.83 million Persons in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — labour force between France and Spain?
- 6.93 million Persons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force?
- France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
<p>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).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>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 <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>