Full-time and part-time employment in Spain

Spain: Full-time and part-time employment was 19,182 Persons in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
19,182 Persons
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
19,182 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
11,237 Persons
in 1987
Years of data
39
1987–2025

Full-time and part-time employment in Spain, 1987–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1987200620251987: 11.2k Persons1988: 11.6k Persons1989: 12.0k Persons1990: 12.3k Persons1991: 12.5k Persons1992: 12.1k Persons1993: 11.5k Persons1994: 11.4k Persons1995: 11.6k Persons1996: 11.8k Persons1997: 12.2k Persons1998: 12.7k Persons1999: 13.5k Persons2000: 14.2k Persons2001: 14.7k Persons2002: 15.5k Persons2003: 16.1k Persons2004: 16.6k Persons2005: 16.9k Persons2006: 17.6k Persons2007: 18.2k Persons2008: 18.1k Persons2009: 16.7k Persons2010: 16.3k Persons2011: 15.9k Persons2012: 15.1k Persons2013: 14.4k Persons2014: 14.6k Persons2015: 15.1k Persons2016: 15.6k Persons2017: 16.0k Persons2018: 16.5k Persons2019: 16.9k Persons2020: 16.5k Persons2021: 17.1k Persons2022: 17.8k Persons2023: 18.4k Persons2024: 18.7k Persons2025: 19.2k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Spain recorded 19,182 Persons for full-time and part-time employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment in Spain peaked at 19,182 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,237 Persons, in 1987.

Spain ranks 12th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11,616 Persons 11,237 Persons 12,036 Persons 3
1990s 12,168 Persons 11,398 Persons 13,541 Persons 10
2000s 16,437 Persons 14,178 Persons 18,195 Persons 10
2010s 15,629 Persons 14,432 Persons 16,883 Persons 10
2020s 17,936 Persons 16,505 Persons 19,182 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 France 24,126 Persons compare
  2. 10 Colombia 20,845 Persons compare
  3. 11 Italy 20,126 Persons compare
  4. 13 Canada 17,195 Persons compare
  5. 14 South Africa 14,961 Persons compare
  6. 15 Peru 12,954 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 53 places β†’

More work & labour data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is full-time and part-time employment in Spain?
Full-time and part-time employment in Spain was 19,182 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest full-time and part-time employment recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 19,182 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 11,237 Persons in 1987.
How does Spain rank for full-time and part-time employment?
Spain ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is full-time and part-time employment rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,842 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) 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. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.