Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Spain
Spain: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed was 3,241 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Spain, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Spain stood at 3,241 Persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Spain peaked at 3,241 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,704 Persons, in 1997.
That places Spain 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Spain, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,787 Persons | — |
| 1996 | 2,789 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,704 Persons | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,760 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,780 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,846 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2,894 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,920 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,921 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,001 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3,055 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,083 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3,104 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,077 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,871 Persons | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2,807 Persons | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,750 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,762 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,783 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,805 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,847 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,889 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,870 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,878 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,919 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,864 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,935 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3,046 Persons | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 3,144 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 3,162 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3,241 Persons | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,764 Persons | 2,704 Persons | 2,789 Persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,977 Persons | 2,846 Persons | 3,104 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,831 Persons | 2,750 Persons | 2,919 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,065 Persons | 2,864 Persons | 3,241 Persons | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Spain?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Spain was 3,241 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,241 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,704 Persons in 1997.
- How does Spain rank for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org