Youth employees in Spain
Spain: Youth employees was 3,143 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth employees in Spain, 1987–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, youth employees in Spain stood at 3,143.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employees in Spain peaked at 4,485 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,118, in 2014.
That places Spain 20th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Youth employees in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2,586 | — |
| 1988 | 2,773 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 3,018 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 3,153 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 3,205 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3,194 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,808 | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 2,753 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2,826 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2,802 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,947 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3,150 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 3,453 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 3,754 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 3,898 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4,040 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4,160 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4,214 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,405 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4,447 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,485 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,088 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 3,452 | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 3,034 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 2,724 | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 2,328 | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 2,132 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 2,118 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,147 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,209 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,327 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,400 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,496 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2,239 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 2,431 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 2,695 | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 2,855 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 3,042 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 3,143 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,792 | 2,586 | 3,018 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,029 | 2,753 | 3,453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,094 | 3,452 | 4,485 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,392 | 2,118 | 3,034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,734 | 2,239 | 3,143 | 6 |
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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 youth employees in Spain?
- Youth employees in Spain was 3,143 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth employees recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4,485 in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth employees recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,118 in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for youth employees?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employees rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Youth employees (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.