Female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain
Spain: Female labor force participation rates slopes was 53.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 53.7 for female labor force participation rates slopes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain peaked at 53.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.72, in 1960.
Spain ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.72 | — |
| 1970 | 17.87 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 27.85 | +55.9% |
| 1978 | 27.68 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 27.56 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 27.19 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 26.81 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 27.23 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 27.82 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 27.73 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 27.81 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 27.67 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 30.29 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 31.74 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 32.03 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 32.63 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 32.6 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 34.6 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 35.12 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 36.34 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 36.8 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 37.32 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 38.08 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38.42 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.12 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.7 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 39.56 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 42.13 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 43.62 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 45.01 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 46.49 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 47.93 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 48.98 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 50.35 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 51.46 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.18 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 52.81 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.45 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.4 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 53.12 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.12 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.04 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.65 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 52.44 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.69 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 51.62 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.7 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.81 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.36 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 53.28 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 53.7 | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 53.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.22, 94% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Spain's 53.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +55.9% | 17.87 | 27.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.72 | 17.72 | 17.72 | 1 |
| 1970s | 25.24 | 17.87 | 27.85 | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.63 | 26.81 | 32.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.1 | 32.6 | 39.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.62 | 39.56 | 51.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.89 | 52.18 | 53.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.91 | 51.62 | 53.7 | 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 female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain?
- Female labor force participation rates slopes in Spain was 53.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates slopes recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates slopes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.72 in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for female labor force participation rates slopes?
- Spain ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates slopes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates slopes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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