France vs Spain: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 23,942 Persons against 17,839 Persons in Spain, a difference of 6,103 Persons.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 33 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,327 Persons | 15,891 Persons | 5,436 Persons | France |
| 2010s | 22,856 Persons | 16,125 Persons | 6,731 Persons | France |
| 2020s | 23,994 Persons | 17,446 Persons | 6,548 Persons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, France or Spain?
- France, at 23,942 Persons against 17,839 Persons in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between France and Spain?
- 6,103 Persons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.