Labor force, total, per capita in Spain
Spain: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5017 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Spain, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Spain is 0.5017 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.505 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3999 units per person, in 1990.
Spain ranks 66th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4179 units per person | 0.3999 units per person | 0.4399 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4786 units per person | 0.4446 units per person | 0.5047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4989 units per person | 0.4918 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4965 units per person | 0.4839 units per person | 0.5037 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Spain?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Spain was 0.5017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.505 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3999 units per person in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Spain ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.