Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Spain
Spain: Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Spain, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
Spain recorded 2.0% for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Spain peaked at 5.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.0% | — |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Spain?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Spain was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Spain ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).