Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Spain

Spain: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment was 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
All-time low
64.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 1995
Years of data
39
1987–2025

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Spain, 1987–2025

0204060801987200620251987: 84.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1988: 77.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1989: 73.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1990: 70.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1991: 67.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1992: 66.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1993: 67.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1994: 66.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1995: 65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1996: 66.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1997: 66.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1998: 67.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1999: 67.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2000: 67.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2001: 67.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2002: 68 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2003: 68.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2004: 67.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2005: 66.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2006: 66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2007: 68.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2008: 70.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2009: 74.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2010: 75.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2011: 74.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2012: 76.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2013: 76.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2014: 76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2015: 74.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2016: 73.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2017: 73.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2018: 73.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2019: 73.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2020: 75.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2021: 74.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2022: 78.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2023: 82.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2024: 84.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2025: 84.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Analysis

In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Spain stood at 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Spain peaked at 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 1995.

Spain ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Spain, 1987 to 2025.
Year Percentage of population in the same subgroup Change
1987 84.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
1988 77.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -8.0%
1989 73.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -5.4%
1990 70.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -4.4%
1991 67.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -3.4%
1992 66.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.9%
1993 67.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +2.0%
1994 66.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.2%
1995 64.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.0%
1996 66.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +2.1%
1997 66.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.0%
1998 67.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +1.1%
1999 67.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.3%
2000 67.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.8%
2001 67.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.0%
2002 67.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.3%
2003 68.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.1%
2004 67.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.9%
2005 66.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.3%
2006 66.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.8%
2007 68.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +3.6%
2008 70.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +3.6%
2009 74.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +5.5%
2010 75.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.6%
2011 74.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.5%
2012 76.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +2.3%
2013 76.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.4%
2014 76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.1%
2015 74.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.5%
2016 73.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.2%
2017 73.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.8%
2018 73.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.2%
2019 73.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.7%
2020 75.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +3.0%
2021 74.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.6%
2022 78.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +5.2%
2023 82.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +5.2%
2024 84.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +1.6%
2025 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 78.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 73.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 84.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 3
1990s 67.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 64.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 70.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2000s 68.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 66.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 74.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2010s 74.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 73.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 76.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2020s 80.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 74.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 28 Cyprus 85.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  2. 29 Portugal 84.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  3. 30 Finland 84.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  4. 32 France 84.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  5. 33 North Macedonia 80.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  6. 34 Mexico 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Spain?
Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Spain was 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 84.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025.
What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 64.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1995.
How does Spain rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
Spain ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
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This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates