Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Spain
Spain: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Spain is 0.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Spain peaked at 2.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
That places Spain 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +46.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -36.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -19.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 66% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 153 Denmark 0.2% compare
- 154 France 0.2% compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
- 158 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 159 Germany 0.2% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Spain?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employment) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Spain ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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, male (% of male 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.