Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Spain
Spain: Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1,314 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,314 for time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain peaked at 1,860 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,314, in 2025.
Spain ranks 5th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,860 | — |
| 2015 | 1,682 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1,566 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1,565 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,424 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 1,379 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,402 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,597 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 1,537 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1,384 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 1,346 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1,314 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,579 | 1,379 | 1,860 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,430 | 1,314 | 1,597 | 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 time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain?
- Time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Spain was 1,314 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,860 in 2014.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,314 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For details, refer to the Resolution concerning the measurement of underemployment and inadequate employment situations. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.