Euro area vs Spain: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Euro area
11,157 Persons
in 2025
Spain
2,608 Persons
in 2025
Euro area rank
3rd
Spain rank
5th

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Euro area
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195619902025

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 11,157 Persons against 2,608 Persons in Spain, a difference of 8,549 Persons.

That makes Euro area's figure about 4.3 times Spain's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 5th of 10 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 14,591 Persons 2,956 Persons 11,635 Persons Euro area
2000s 12,735 Persons 2,345 Persons 10,390 Persons Euro area
2010s 16,204 Persons 4,731 Persons 11,474 Persons Euro area
2020s 11,781 Persons 3,067 Persons 8,714 Persons Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Euro area or Spain?
Euro area, at 11,157 Persons against 2,608 Persons in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Euro area and Spain?
8,549 Persons, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Spain?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Spain rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Euro area ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 5th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed 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. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. 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.