LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain
Spain: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 13.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain is 13.54, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain peaked at 28.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.54, in 2025.
Spain ranks 14th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.3 | — |
| 2015 | 25.54 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 23.12 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 20.56 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 18.49 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 17.19 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 20.05 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 18.93 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.36 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 15.14 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 14.58 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 13.54 | -7.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.54 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.94, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.54 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2 | 17.19 | 28.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.43 | 13.54 | 20.05 | 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Spain was 13.54 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.54 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.