Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain
Spain: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 88.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain is 88.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain peaked at 89.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 1991.
Spain ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.4% | — |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 88.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 88.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 75.4% | 81.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 80.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.9% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 89.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 36 Finland 89.5% compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 89.5% compare
- 38 France 89.0% compare
- 40 Libya 88.9% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.9% compare
- 42 Switzerland 88.7% compare
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 in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Spain was 88.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 1991.
- How does Spain rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Spain ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).