Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain
Spain: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.3%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
21st
of 46 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2019
All-time low
10.6%
in 2023
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
In 2025, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain stood at 17.3%.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain peaked at 27.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2023.
That places Spain 21st out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.9% | — |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -35.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +82.1% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -10.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.7% | 16.9% | 27.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 10.6% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 18 Denmark 18.0% compare
- 18 Netherlands 18.0% compare
- 18 Netherlands 18.0% compare
- 22 Norway 15.7% compare
- 23 Hungary 15.6% compare
- 24 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15.1% 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 disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Spain was 17.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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