Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Spain
Spain: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 75.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Spain recorded 75.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Spain peaked at 75.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1990.
Spain ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.5% | — |
| 1991 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 59.5% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 64.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 73.6% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 72.3% | 75.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Spain?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Spain was 75.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Spain ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.