Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain

Spain: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
21.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 44 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2025
All-time low
6.2%
in 1992
Years of data
27
1992–2025

Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain, 1992–2025

51015201992200820251992: 6.2 Percentage1993: 6.3 Percentage1994: 6.7 Percentage1995: 6.7 Percentage1996: 7.2 Percentage1997: 7.4 Percentage1998: 7.4 Percentage2001: 17.4 Percentage2004: 17.7 Percentage2006: 17 Percentage2007: 17.1 Percentage2008: 16.4 Percentage2009: 16.2 Percentage2010: 17.9 Percentage2011: 18.2 Percentage2012: 18.6 Percentage2013: 19.1 Percentage2014: 18.9 Percentage2015: 19.2 Percentage2016: 18.8 Percentage2017: 19.5 Percentage2018: 20.8 Percentage2019: 21 Percentage2020: 20.8 Percentage2021: 21.3 Percentage2023: 21.5 Percentage2025: 21.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Spain recorded 21.6% for employees working shifts - % of total employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain peaked at 21.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1992.

Spain ranks 18th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain, 1992 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
1992 6.2%
1993 6.3% +1.6%
1994 6.7% +6.3%
1995 6.7% +0.0%
1996 7.2% +7.5%
1997 7.4% +2.8%
1998 7.4% +0.0%
2001 17.4% +135.1%
2004 17.7% +1.7%
2006 17.0% -4.0%
2007 17.1% +0.6%
2008 16.4% -4.1%
2009 16.2% -1.2%
2010 17.9% +10.5%
2011 18.2% +1.7%
2012 18.6% +2.2%
2013 19.1% +2.7%
2014 18.9% -1.0%
2015 19.2% +1.6%
2016 18.8% -2.1%
2017 19.5% +3.7%
2018 20.8% +6.7%
2019 21.0% +1.0%
2020 20.8% -1.0%
2021 21.3% +2.4%
2023 21.5% +0.9%
2025 21.6% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.8% 6.2% 7.4% 7
2000s 17.0% 16.2% 17.7% 6
2010s 19.2% 17.9% 21.0% 10
2020s 21.3% 20.8% 21.6% 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 15 Finland 22.6% compare
  2. 16 Ireland 21.9% compare
  3. 17 Iceland 21.7% compare
  4. 19 Slovakia 21.5% compare
  5. 19 Slovakia 21.5% compare
  6. 21 Latvia 20.8% compare
  7. 21 Latvia 20.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain?
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Spain was 21.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1992.
How does Spain rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
Spain ranks 18th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees working shifts - % of total employees
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,154 data points, 1992–2025
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