Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain

Spain: Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic was 3,405 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,405 Persons
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 24 countries
All-time high
3,405 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
2,264 Persons
in 1996
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain, 1995–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200920241995: 2.3k Persons1996: 2.3k Persons1997: 2.3k Persons1998: 2.4k Persons1999: 2.4k Persons2000: 2.5k Persons2001: 2.5k Persons2002: 2.6k Persons2003: 2.6k Persons2004: 2.7k Persons2005: 2.7k Persons2006: 2.8k Persons2007: 2.8k Persons2008: 2.9k Persons2009: 3.0k Persons2010: 3.0k Persons2011: 3.0k Persons2012: 3.0k Persons2013: 3.0k Persons2014: 3.0k Persons2015: 3.0k Persons2016: 3.0k Persons2017: 3.0k Persons2018: 3.1k Persons2019: 3.1k Persons2020: 3.2k Persons2021: 3.3k Persons2022: 3.3k Persons2023: 3.4k Persons2024: 3.4k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Spain recorded 3,405 Persons for annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain peaked at 3,405 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,264 Persons, in 1996.

That places Spain 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment in Spain, 1995 to 2024.
Year Persons Change
1995 2,272 Persons
1996 2,264 Persons -0.4%
1997 2,315 Persons +2.3%
1998 2,351 Persons +1.6%
1999 2,399 Persons +2.0%
2000 2,465 Persons +2.8%
2001 2,521 Persons +2.3%
2002 2,560 Persons +1.5%
2003 2,631 Persons +2.8%
2004 2,678 Persons +1.8%
2005 2,729 Persons +1.9%
2006 2,785 Persons +2.1%
2007 2,843 Persons +2.1%
2008 2,913 Persons +2.5%
2009 2,957 Persons +1.5%
2010 2,986 Persons +1.0%
2011 3,041 Persons +1.8%
2012 2,968 Persons -2.4%
2013 2,978 Persons +0.3%
2014 2,977 Persons -0.0%
2015 2,998 Persons +0.7%
2016 3,013 Persons +0.5%
2017 3,038 Persons +0.8%
2018 3,103 Persons +2.1%
2019 3,127 Persons +0.8%
2020 3,201 Persons +2.4%
2021 3,306 Persons +3.3%
2022 3,313 Persons +0.2%
2023 3,386 Persons +2.2%
2024 3,405 Persons +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,320 Persons 2,264 Persons 2,399 Persons 5
2000s 2,708 Persons 2,465 Persons 2,957 Persons 10
2010s 3,023 Persons 2,968 Persons 3,127 Persons 10
2020s 3,322 Persons 3,201 Persons 3,405 Persons 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 5 Slovenia 187.5 Persons compare
  2. 5 Canada 4,377 Persons compare
  3. 6 Estonia 157.7 Persons compare
  4. 6 Japan 4,230 Persons compare
  5. 7 Italy 3,614 Persons compare
  6. 9 Peru 1,828 Persons compare
  7. 10 Sweden 1,556 Persons compare
  8. 11 Romania 1,479 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More work & labour data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain?
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain was 3,405 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 3,405 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 2,264 Persons in 1996.
How does Spain rank for annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic?
Spain ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/annual-employment-by-subsector-of-general-government-domestic-concept-total-employment/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/annual-employment-by-subsector-of-general-government-domestic-concept-total-employment/spain/">Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 949 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents employment by subsector of General Government: Central Government, State Government, Local Government, Social Security funds. The unit used is persons. Employment per person counts each agent as a unit, whether working full-time or part-time. The table shows total employment according to the domestic concept. The domestic concept refers to the measurement of economic activities based on a geographical approach rather than a nationality-based approach. Employees are residents and non-residents employed by the General Government. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org