Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Spain
Spain: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 28.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Spain, 1986–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Spain recorded 28.7% for part time employment, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Spain peaked at 30.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 33rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 19.9% | — |
| 1987 | 20.7% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 22.3% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | -25.1% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -43.1% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +59.6% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 28.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Spain's 28.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +59.6% | 13.0% | 20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 13.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.9% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 27.9% | 30.4% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Spain?
- Part time employment, male in Spain was 28.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for part time employment, male?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.