South Africa vs Spain: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 24.83 million Persons against 20.22 million Persons in South Africa, a difference of 4.61 million Persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 14th and Spain ranks 11th of 46 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.71 million Persons | 23.16 million Persons | 4.45 million Persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.25 million Persons | 23.28 million Persons | 4.03 million Persons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — labour force, South Africa or Spain?
- Spain, at 24.83 million Persons against 20.22 million Persons in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — labour force between South Africa and Spain?
- 4.61 million Persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2014.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force?
- South Africa ranks 14th 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
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.