Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Spain
Spain: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts was 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Spain, 2002–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Spain stood at 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Spain peaked at 34 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, in 2025.
That places Spain 5th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.27 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 25.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 34 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.19 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 23.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 26.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.88 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 25.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 Chile 24.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Japan 23.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Poland, Republic of 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 6 Portugal 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Italy 13.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Sweden 12.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Spain?
- Temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Spain was 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 34 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2006.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>