Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain
Spain: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 838 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain stood at 838. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain peaked at 3,006 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 838, in 2025.
That places Spain 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 989 | — |
| 2010 | 1,700 | +71.9% |
| 2011 | 2,085 | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 2,578 | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 3,006 | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 2,965 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,609 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 2,167 | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 1,742 | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 1,452 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1,229 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 1,133 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1,450 | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 1,203 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 1,029 | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 927 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 838 | -9.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 838 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62, 13.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 838 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 14.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +71.9% | 989 | 1,700 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 989 | 989 | 989 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,153 | 1,229 | 3,006 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,097 | 838 | 1,450 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Spain was 838 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3,006 in 2013.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 838 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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