Spain vs United Kingdom: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 20,378 Persons against 17,839 Persons in Spain, a difference of 2,539 Persons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 33 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 | 16,141 Persons | 17,043 Persons | 901.7 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 15,989 Persons | 17,609 Persons | 1,621 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 16,125 Persons | 18,928 Persons | 2,803 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 17,446 Persons | 20,110 Persons | 2,665 Persons | United Kingdom |
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, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 20,378 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 Spain and United Kingdom?
- 2,539 Persons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Spain ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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.