Persons in full-time/part-time employment … professional in Spain
Spain: Persons in full-time/part-time employment … professional was 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22,203 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 48 countries
All-time high
22,203 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
14,620 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and in Spain, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Spain recorded 22,203 Thousand persons for persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and in Spain peaked at 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,620 Thousand persons, in 1999.
Spain ranks 7th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Persons in full-time/part-time employment … professional in Spain, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14,620 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 15,432 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 16,070 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 16,759 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 17,414 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18,009 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 19,189 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 19,922 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 20,566 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 20,456 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19,091 Thousand persons | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 18,710 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 18,407 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 17,617 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 17,127 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 17,332 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17,857 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 18,332 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 18,816 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19,315 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 19,764 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 19,187 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 19,818 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 20,534 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 21,163 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 21,634 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 22,203 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 22,203 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,997 Thousand persons, 7.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 22,203 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,330 Thousand persons, 5.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,620 Thousand persons | 14,620 Thousand persons | 14,620 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 18,291 Thousand persons | 15,432 Thousand persons | 20,566 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,328 Thousand persons | 17,127 Thousand persons | 19,764 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,756 Thousand persons | 19,187 Thousand persons | 22,203 Thousand persons | 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 persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and in Spain?
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and in Spain was 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22,203 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,620 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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