Employees by occupation - quarterly data in Spain

Spain: Employees by occupation - quarterly data was 19,052 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
19,052
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
19,156
in 2025
All-time low
10,957
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026

Employees by occupation - quarterly data in Spain, 1998–2026

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998201220261998: 11.0k1999: 11.9k2000: 12.6k2001: 13.1k2002: 13.9k2003: 14.5k2004: 15.2k2005: 16.0k2006: 16.6k2007: 17.1k2008: 16.5k2009: 15.7k2010: 15.6k2011: 15.1k2012: 14.3k2013: 14.1k2014: 14.5k2015: 15.0k2016: 15.4k2017: 15.9k2018: 16.4k2019: 16.8k2020: 16.2k2021: 17.0k2022: 17.5k2023: 18.1k2024: 18.6k2025: 19.2k2026: 19.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 19,052 for employees by occupation - quarterly data in 2026.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees by occupation - quarterly data in Spain peaked at 19,156 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,957, in 1998.

That places Spain 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,408 10,957 11,858 2
2000s 15,136 12,639 17,092 10
2010s 15,313 14,091 16,842 10
2020s 17,956 16,238 19,156 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Germany 38,781 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27,739 compare
  3. 3 France 25,275 compare
  4. 5 Italy 18,845 compare
  5. 6 Poland 13,870 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 8,326 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by occupation - quarterly data in Spain?
Employees by occupation - quarterly data in Spain was 19,052 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by occupation - quarterly data recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 19,156 in 2025.
What is the lowest employees by occupation - quarterly data recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 10,957 in 1998.
How does Spain rank for employees by occupation - quarterly data?
Spain ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2026.
Is employees by occupation - quarterly data rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Employees by occupation - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by occupation - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,007 data points, 1998–2026
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