LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain
Spain: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 15.79 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain is 15.79, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain peaked at 32.54 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.79, in 2025.
Spain ranks 9th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.54 | — |
| 2015 | 29.39 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 26.5 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 21.5 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 20.09 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 21.7 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 21.77 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.54 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 17.92 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 16.86 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 15.79 | -6.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.89, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.69 | 20.09 | 32.54 | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.93 | 15.79 | 21.77 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Spain was 15.79 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.54 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.