Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Spain
Spain: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 3.47 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Spain, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
The most recent figure for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Spain is 3.47 0-6 scale, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Spain peaked at 3.75 0-6 scale in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.47 0-6 scale, in 2014.
Spain ranks 6th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.75 0-6 scale | 3.75 0-6 scale | 3.75 0-6 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.5 0-6 scale | 3.25 0-6 scale | 3.75 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 0-6 scale | 3 0-6 scale | 3.25 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 0-6 scale | 2.47 0-6 scale | 3 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 0-6 scale | 2.47 0-6 scale | 3.47 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 3 Uruguay 4 0-6 scale compare
- 4 Luxembourg 3.75 0-6 scale compare
- 5 France 3.5 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 3.38 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Costa Rica 3.38 0-6 scale compare
- 9 Norway 3 0-6 scale compare
- 9 Chile 3 0-6 scale compare
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 strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Spain?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Spain was 3.47 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 0-6 scale in 1985.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 0-6 scale in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org