Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain
Spain: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 23.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
23.3%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
40th
of 44 countries
All-time high
86.2%
in 1999
All-time low
23.3%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain stood at 23.3%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain peaked at 86.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 40th of 44 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 by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.9% | — |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | -59.8% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 84.9% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 32.8% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 24.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 37 Netherlands 31.5% compare
- 37 Netherlands 31.5% compare
- 39 Portugal 28.6% compare
- 41 Romania 21.9% compare
- 42 Italy 17.8% compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
- 43 United Kingdom 11.1% 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 23.3% 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 86.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 44 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 37.5%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).