Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain
Spain: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain peaked at 10.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Spain ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.0% | — |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -43.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +30.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -23.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 57% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.2% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Spain was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Spain ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.