Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Spain
Spain: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 31.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Spain stood at 31.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Spain peaked at 50.8% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 105th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.6% | — |
| 1970 | 38.1% | +37.8% |
| 1977 | 50.8% | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 50.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 49.4% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 47.9% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 44.0% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 43.3% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 40.1% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 31.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 88% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Spain's 31.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +37.8% | 27.6% | 38.1% |
| 1977 | +33.4% | 38.1% | 50.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 38.1% | 50.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 38.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 37.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.2% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.5% | 31.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Spain?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Spain was 31.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1977.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Spain ranks 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.