France vs Spain: Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unemployed population — Unemployment over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,608 Persons against 2,433 Persons in France, a difference of 175 Persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1956 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Spain ranks 5th of 35 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 204.75 Persons | 93.25 Persons | 111.5 Persons | France |
| 1960s | 305.46 Persons | 183.9 Persons | 121.56 Persons | France |
| 1970s | 774.82 Persons | 563.32 Persons | 211.5 Persons | France |
| 1980s | 1,942 Persons | 2,526 Persons | 584.83 Persons | Spain |
| 1990s | 2,477 Persons | 3,215 Persons | 737.46 Persons | Spain |
| 2000s | 2,205 Persons | 2,345 Persons | 139.8 Persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 2,752 Persons | 4,731 Persons | 1,979 Persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,326 Persons | 3,067 Persons | 741.03 Persons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 2,608 Persons against 2,433 Persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between France and Spain?
- 175 Persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
- France ranks 6th and Spain ranks 5th of 35 countries.
- 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
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.