Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Spain
Spain: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS was 16.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Spain, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Spain is 16.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Spain peaked at 27.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2022.
That places Spain 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.9% | — |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.4% | 27.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 20.5% | 5 |
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- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Spain?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Spain was 16.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls?
- Spain ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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 disability - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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