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Labor force — Spain

Labor force in Spain in 2025 — 24,759,183 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 59.3%.

2025 24.76M people +0.63% vs 2024
World rank 28of 182
Period maximum 24.76M people2025
Period minimum 15.54M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Spain, 1990–202515M17.5M20M22.5M25M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 15,543,853 people1991: 15,683,050 people1992: 15,906,261 people1993: 16,134,954 people1994: 16,472,363 people1995: 16,598,448 people1996: 16,869,991 people1997: 17,194,770 people1998: 17,451,500 people1999: 17,764,327 people2000: 18,277,062 people2001: 18,160,478 people2002: 18,992,358 people2003: 19,763,085 people2004: 20,447,306 people2005: 21,228,524 people2006: 21,942,920 people2007: 22,532,489 people2008: 23,164,314 people2009: 23,401,615 people2010: 23,521,339 people2011: 23,587,175 people2012: 23,600,235 people2013: 23,404,018 people2014: 23,180,626 people2015: 23,132,898 people2016: 23,054,343 people2017: 23,026,725 people2018: 23,008,131 people2019: 23,229,297 people2020: 22,918,332 people2021: 23,392,854 people2022: 23,770,575 people2023: 24,153,349 people2024: 24,604,513 people2025: 24,759,183 people
Change over the period: +9.22M (+59.29%) Average annual rate: 1.34 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 24.76M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Southern Europe computed 70.74M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 24.76M +154,670 +0.63%
2024 24.6M +451,164 +1.87%
2023 24.15M +382,774 +1.61%
2022 23.77M +377,721 +1.61%
2021 23.39M +474,522 +2.07%
2020 22.92M −310,965 −1.34%
2019 23.23M +221,166 +0.96%
2018 23.01M −18,594 −0.08%
2017 23.03M −27,618 −0.12%
2016 23.05M −78,555 −0.34%
2015 23.13M −47,728 −0.21%
2014 23.18M −223,392 −0.95%
2013 23.4M −196,217 −0.83%
2012 23.6M +13,060 +0.06%
2011 23.59M +65,836 +0.28%
2010 23.52M +119,724 +0.51%
2009 23.4M +237,301 +1.02%
2008 23.16M +631,825 +2.8%
2007 22.53M +589,569 +2.69%
2006 21.94M +714,396 +3.37%
2005 21.23M +781,218 +3.82%
2004 20.45M +684,221 +3.46%
2003 19.76M +770,727 +4.06%
2002 18.99M +831,880 +4.58%
2001 18.16M −116,584 −0.64%
2000 18.28M +512,735 +2.89%
1999 17.76M +312,827 +1.79%
1998 17.45M +256,730 +1.49%
1997 17.19M +324,779 +1.93%
1996 16.87M +271,543 +1.64%
1995 16.6M +126,085 +0.77%
1994 16.47M +337,409 +2.09%
1993 16.13M +228,693 +1.44%
1992 15.91M +223,211 +1.42%
1991 15.68M +139,197 +0.9%
1990 15.54M — —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IT Italy 25.66M ES Spain 24.76M PT Portugal 5.49M GR Greece 4.72M RS Serbia 3.32M HR Croatia 1.74M BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.34M AL Albania 1.26M SI Slovenia 1.05M MK North Macedonia 789,369 MT Malta 323,052 ME Montenegro 296,618
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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