Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Spain
Spain: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0139 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Spain, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Spain stood at 0.0139 units per person.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Spain peaked at 0.0161 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 units per person, in 2020.
That places Spain 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Spain, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0155 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0161 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.016 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0156 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.014 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0129 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.013 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0133 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0138 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0139 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0139 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0139 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 136 Austria 0.0141 units per person compare
- 137 Norway 0.014 units per person compare
- 138 New Caledonia 0.014 units per person compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.0139 units per person compare
- 141 Italy 0.0139 units per person compare
- 142 Papua New Guinea 0.0139 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Spain?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Spain was 0.0139 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 units per person in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Spain ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.