Part time employment, total in Spain
Spain: Part time employment, total was 13.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Spain, 1987–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Spain is 13.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Spain peaked at 16.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1991.
Spain ranks 75th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5.8% | — |
| 1988 | 5.4% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 72 Sri Lanka 14.3% compare
- 73 New Caledonia 14.1% compare
- 74 Mexico 14.0% compare
- 76 United Arab Emirates 12.9% compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.5% compare
- 78 Türkiye 12.1% compare
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 part time employment, total in Spain?
- Part time employment, total in Spain was 13.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1991.
- How does Spain rank for part time employment, total?
- Spain ranks 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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, total (% of total 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.