Employees by migration status and employment contract in Spain
Spain: Employees by migration status and employment contract was 18,933 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,933 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
4th
of 42 countries
All-time high
18,933 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
16,659 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Spain, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Spain recorded 18,933 Thousand persons for employees by migration status and employment contract in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over five years.
That places Spain 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Spain, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16,659 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 17,368 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 17,961 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18,437 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 18,933 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
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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 employees by migration status and employment contract in Spain?
- Employees by migration status and employment contract in Spain was 18,933 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18,933 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,659 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for employees by migration status and employment contract?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by migration status and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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