Spain vs United Kingdom: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 34.32 million Persons against 24.83 million Persons in Spain, a difference of 9.50 million Persons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 46 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.30 million Persons | 28.90 million Persons | 11.59 million Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 20.63 million Persons | 30.25 million Persons | 9.62 million Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 23.07 million Persons | 32.92 million Persons | 9.85 million Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 23.45 million Persons | 34.08 million Persons | 10.63 million Persons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — labour force, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 34.32 million Persons against 24.83 million Persons in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — labour force between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 9.50 million Persons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force?
- Spain ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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>