Informal employment, male in Spain
Spain: Informal employment, male was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, male in Spain, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, male in Spain is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Spain peaked at 11.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
Spain ranks 44th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment, male in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total male agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.3% | — |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +60.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -65.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +59.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +94.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -55.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -15.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 18% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 18% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 7.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 2.9% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, male in Spain?
- Informal employment, male in Spain was 2.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for informal employment, male?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).