Labour force participation rate in Spain
Spain: Labour force participation rate was 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rate in Spain, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Spain recorded 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup for labour force participation rate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate in Spain peaked at 59.77 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, in 1999.
That places Spain 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 51.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 51.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.29 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 52.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 59.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.87 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 57.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 59.77 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 56.7 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 23 Brazil 60.25 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 24 Portugal 59.38 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 25 Mexico 59.36 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 27 France 57.02 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 28 Belgium 55.95 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 29 Costa Rica 55.13 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
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 labour force participation rate in Spain?
- Labour force participation rate in Spain was 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 59.77 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2012.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for labour force participation rate?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Labour force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.