Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Spain
Spain: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 45.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
45.0%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
63.4%
in 2014
All-time low
15.0%
in 1993
Years of data
39
1987–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Spain, 1987–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 45.0% for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Spain peaked at 63.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1993.
Spain ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 32.3% | — |
| 1988 | 30.0% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +58.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 26.0% | 32.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 19.7% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 49.7% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 45.0% | 53.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Spain?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Spain was 45.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1993.
- How does Spain rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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