Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Spain
Spain: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 22,221 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain stood at 22,221. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain peaked at 22,221 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,344, in 2014.
Spain ranks 11th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17,344 | — |
| 2015 | 17,866 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 18,341 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 18,825 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19,328 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 19,779 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 19,202 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 19,834 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 20,548 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 21,182 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 21,654 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 22,221 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,580 | 17,344 | 19,779 | 6 |
| 2020s | 20,773 | 19,202 | 22,221 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain was 22,221 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22,221 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,344 in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.