Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Spain
Spain: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Spain stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Spain peaked at 5.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
That places Spain 159th 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, total (% of total employment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 156 France 0.3% compare
- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 160 Germany 0.2% compare
- 161 Argentina 0.2% compare
- 162 Macau, China 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, total (% of total employment) in Spain?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Spain ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. 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, total (% of total 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.