Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Spain
Spain: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 25.3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain is 25.3, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain peaked at 85.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.6, in 2016.
Spain ranks 43rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85.2 | — |
| 1999 | 84 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 85.4 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 31 | -63.7% |
| 2002 | 37.1 | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 35.3 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 34.7 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.4 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 34.7 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 36.1 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 38.1 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 41.4 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 38.3 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 37.5 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 32.9 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 27.9 | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 26.3 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 27.5 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 24.6 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 25.2 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 26 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 25.3 | +2.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 25.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.4, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Spain's 25.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.05, 55% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -63.7% | 85.4 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6 | 84 | 85.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.12 | 31 | 85.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1 | 24.6 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 40 Portugal 29.6 compare
- 41 Netherlands 29.1 compare
- 41 Netherlands 29.1 compare
- 44 Romania 20.7 compare
- 45 Italy 18.7 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 unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain was 25.3 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6 in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Spain ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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