Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain
Spain: Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship was 64.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
In 2025, recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain stood at 64.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain peaked at 81.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2023.
That places Spain 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total recent immigrants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.3% | — |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 64.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.7%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Spain's 64.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.2%, 80% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 79.3% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.5% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 62.2% | 72.5% | 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 recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain?
- Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship in Spain was 64.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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