Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Spain

Vulnerable employment in Spain in 2025 — 10.07%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.25 pp.

2025 10.07% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 20.54%1993
Period minimum 10.07%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Spain, 1991–20251015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.32%1992: 20.53%1993: 20.54%1994: 20.31%1995: 19.56%1996: 19.16%1997: 18.18%1998: 17.34%1999: 16.2%2000: 15.07%2001: 14.81%2002: 13.96%2003: 13.33%2004: 13.2%2005: 13.22%2006: 12.93%2007: 12.64%2008: 12.74%2009: 12.11%2010: 12.12%2011: 11.84%2012: 12.3%2013: 12.65%2014: 13.01%2015: 12.58%2016: 11.98%2017: 11.95%2018: 11.43%2019: 11.11%2020: 11.58%2021: 11.44%2022: 10.83%2023: 10.41%2024: 10.26%2025: 10.07%
Change over the period: −10.25 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 10.07%
World 42.38%
Southern Europe computed 13.86%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.07 −0.19 pp
2024 10.26 −0.15 pp
2023 10.41 −0.42 pp
2022 10.83 −0.6 pp
2021 11.44 −0.14 pp
2020 11.58 +0.47 pp
2019 11.11 −0.32 pp
2018 11.43 −0.52 pp
2017 11.95 −0.03 pp
2016 11.98 −0.6 pp
2015 12.58 −0.43 pp
2014 13.01 +0.36 pp
2013 12.65 +0.35 pp
2012 12.3 +0.46 pp
2011 11.84 −0.28 pp
2010 12.12 +0 pp
2009 12.11 −0.62 pp
2008 12.74 +0.09 pp
2007 12.64 −0.28 pp
2006 12.93 −0.3 pp
2005 13.22 +0.03 pp
2004 13.2 −0.13 pp
2003 13.33 −0.63 pp
2002 13.96 −0.86 pp
2001 14.81 −0.26 pp
2000 15.07 −1.12 pp
1999 16.2 −1.14 pp
1998 17.34 −0.84 pp
1997 18.18 −0.98 pp
1996 19.16 −0.39 pp
1995 19.56 −0.76 pp
1994 20.31 −0.23 pp
1993 20.54 +0.01 pp
1992 20.53 +0.21 pp
1991 20.32

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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