Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Spain
Spain: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Spain, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 13th out of 45 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.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.5% | — |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 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 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 13th out of 45 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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