Temporary employees by main reason in Spain
Spain: Temporary employees by main reason was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees by main reason in Spain, 1987–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by main reason in Spain stood at 15.0%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Spain peaked at 34.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Temporary employees by main reason in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 15.6% | — |
| 1988 | 22.3% | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.4%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees by main reason in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +42.9% | 15.6% | 22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | 15.6% | 26.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 29.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 24.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 15.0% | 25.1% | 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 temporary employees by main reason in Spain?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Spain was 15.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 Temporary employees by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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