France vs Spain: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 25,340 Persons against 18,933 Persons in Spain, a difference of 6,407 Persons.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 33 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,261 Persons | 8,584 Persons | 8,678 Persons | France |
| 1980s | 18,151 Persons | 8,203 Persons | 9,948 Persons | France |
| 1990s | 20,522 Persons | 9,845 Persons | 10,677 Persons | France |
| 2000s | 22,561 Persons | 14,994 Persons | 7,566 Persons | France |
| 2010s | 23,276 Persons | 15,250 Persons | 8,025 Persons | France |
| 2020s | 24,615 Persons | 17,577 Persons | 7,038 Persons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, France or Spain?
- France, at 25,340 Persons against 18,933 Persons in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between France and Spain?
- 6,407 Persons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- France ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3