Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age in Spain
Spain: Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age was 3.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of in Spain, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 3.2 for percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of in Spain peaked at 6.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2017.
That places Spain 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5.7 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 3 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4 | +80.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | -56.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | +125.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3 | +60.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2 | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2 | -23.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5, 64% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5, 64% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +125.0% | 2.4 | 5.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.88 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.72 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 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 percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of in Spain?
- Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of in Spain was 3.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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