SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Spain
Spain: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 17 in 2021. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Spain, 2002–2021
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Spain is 17, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Spain peaked at 17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2002.
That places Spain 54th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.6 | — |
| 2006 | 10.05 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 11.5 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 15 | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | +6.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.71, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Spain's 17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.67, 78% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.32 | 8.6 | 10.05 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.83 | 11.5 | 16 | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.5 | 16 | 17 | 2 |
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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Spain?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Spain was 17 in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Spain ranks 54th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.