Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in Spain
Spain: Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly was 13.6 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Spain, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Spain is 13.6, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Spain peaked at 16.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 2000.
Spain ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.7 | — |
| 1999 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.9 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.3 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 11.8 | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 11.7 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.5 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.1 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 16.1 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 16 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.8 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.5 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 13.7 | -2.1% |
| 2026 | 13.6 | -0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.7, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +37.2% | 8.6 | 11.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.75 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.04 | 7.6 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.91 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.74 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Spain?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Spain was 13.6 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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