Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Spain
Spain: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 18,933 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Spain, 1972–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Spain recorded 18,933 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Spain peaked at 18,933 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,640 Persons, in 1985.
Spain ranks 10th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Spain, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8,142 Persons | — |
| 1973 | 8,348 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 8,538 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8,640 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 8,744 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 8,875 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8,765 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 8,618 Persons | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 8,359 Persons | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 8,133 Persons | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 8,076 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 7,978 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7,662 Persons | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 7,640 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 7,949 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 8,303 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 8,722 Persons | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 9,207 Persons | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 9,600 Persons | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 9,758 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 9,463 Persons | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 9,077 Persons | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 9,034 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 9,342 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 9,681 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 10,193 Persons | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 10,737 Persons | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 11,560 Persons | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 12,376 Persons | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 12,948 Persons | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 13,633 Persons | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14,299 Persons | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 14,878 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15,722 Persons | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 16,386 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 16,966 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 16,859 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15,878 Persons | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 15,588 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 15,390 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 14,568 Persons | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 14,065 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 14,283 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 14,771 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15,226 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 15,713 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16,231 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 16,667 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16,107 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 16,659 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 17,368 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 17,961 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18,437 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 18,933 Persons | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,584 Persons | 8,142 Persons | 8,875 Persons | 8 |
| 1980s | 8,203 Persons | 7,640 Persons | 9,207 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,845 Persons | 9,034 Persons | 11,560 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,994 Persons | 12,376 Persons | 16,966 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,250 Persons | 14,065 Persons | 16,667 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,577 Persons | 16,107 Persons | 18,933 Persons | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Spain?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Spain was 18,933 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 18,933 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,640 Persons in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3