Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Spain

Spain: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 1.6 in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
1.6
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 2014
All-time low
1.6
in 2025
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Spain, 2008–2025

23452008201620252008: 4.52009: 4.22010: 4.32011: 4.32012: 4.22013: 4.62014: 4.82015: 4.72016: 4.72017: 4.72018: 4.32019: 3.92020: 3.22021: 2.22022: 1.92023: 1.82024: 1.72025: 1.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 1.6 for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Spain peaked at 4.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2025.

That places Spain 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.35 4.2 4.5 2
2010s 4.45 3.9 4.8 10
2020s 2.07 1.6 3.2 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 7 Poland 2.4 compare
  2. 8 Serbia 1.9 compare
  3. 9 Croatia 1.7 compare
  4. 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.4 compare
  5. 11 Denmark 1.4 compare
  6. 13 Ireland 1.2 compare
  7. 13 Luxembourg 1.2 compare
  8. 13 Slovenia 1.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Spain?
Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Spain was 1.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2014.
What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2025.
How does Spain rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
Spain ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 650 data points, 2008–2025
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