Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Spain

Spain: Employed persons by NUTS 2 region was 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
22,203 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
22,203 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
14,620 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Spain, 1999–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1999201220251999: 14.6k Thousand persons2000: 15.4k Thousand persons2001: 16.1k Thousand persons2002: 16.8k Thousand persons2003: 17.4k Thousand persons2004: 18.0k Thousand persons2005: 19.2k Thousand persons2006: 19.9k Thousand persons2007: 20.6k Thousand persons2008: 20.5k Thousand persons2009: 19.1k Thousand persons2010: 18.7k Thousand persons2011: 18.4k Thousand persons2012: 17.6k Thousand persons2013: 17.1k Thousand persons2014: 17.3k Thousand persons2015: 17.9k Thousand persons2016: 18.3k Thousand persons2017: 18.8k Thousand persons2018: 19.3k Thousand persons2019: 19.8k Thousand persons2020: 19.2k Thousand persons2021: 19.8k Thousand persons2022: 20.5k Thousand persons2023: 21.2k Thousand persons2024: 21.6k Thousand persons2025: 22.2k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Spain recorded 22,203 Thousand persons for employed persons by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Spain peaked at 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,620 Thousand persons, in 1999.

That places Spain 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,620 Thousand persons 14,620 Thousand persons 14,620 Thousand persons 1
2000s 18,291 Thousand persons 15,432 Thousand persons 20,566 Thousand persons 10
2010s 18,328 Thousand persons 17,127 Thousand persons 19,764 Thousand persons 10
2020s 20,756 Thousand persons 19,187 Thousand persons 22,203 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 3 Türkiye 32,407 Thousand persons compare
  2. 4 France 29,331 Thousand persons compare
  3. 5 Italy 24,053 Thousand persons compare
  4. 7 Poland 17,187 Thousand persons compare
  5. 8 Netherlands 9,833 Thousand persons compare
  6. 9 Romania 7,689 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by nuts 2 region in Spain?
Employed persons by nuts 2 region in Spain was 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 14,620 Thousand persons in 1999.
How does Spain rank for employed persons by nuts 2 region?
Spain ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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