Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Spain
Spain: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Spain is 10.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Spain peaked at 24.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2025.
That places Spain 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.4% | — |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 14.1% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 6 |
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- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Spain?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Spain was 10.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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