Economy & jobs
Statistics · Region
provisional
Jobs in Madrid
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
1 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
3,984,900
+3.3%
since 2023
Regions of Spain · 2024
1 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+28%
+1.8% a year on average
share of Spain
18.1%
Spain: 22,001,400 · 2024
Jobs, 2000 – 2024 number
+28% since 2014
0
1M
2M
3M
4M
2000
2010
2015
2024
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
The series at a glance Madrid · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
3,984,900 · 2024
First value
2,602,200 · 2000
Highest
3,984,900 · 2024
Lowest
2,602,200 · 2000
Average change
+1.8% a year on average
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024provisional | 3,984,900 | +3.3% | 22M | 219M |
| 2023provisional | 3,857,600 | +3.8% | 22M | 218M |
| 2022 | 3,716,200 | +4.8% | 21M | 215M |
| 2021 | 3,544,700 | +3.2% | 20M | 210M |
| 2020 | 3,434,900 | −3.4% | 20M | 207M |
| 2019 | 3,557,100 | +2.8% | 20M | 210M |
| 2018 | 3,460,200 | +2.6% | 20M | 207M |
| 2017 | 3,373,200 | +2.8% | 20M | 204M |
| 2016 | 3,280,800 | +1.7% | 19M | 201M |
| 2015 | 3,226,500 | +3.5% | 19M | 198M |
| 2014 | 3,117,000 | +1.5% | 18M | 197M |
| 2013 | 3,069,600 | −1.2% | 18M | 195M |
| 2012 | 3,106,700 | −3.6% | 18M | 196M |
| 2011 | 3,223,600 | −1.3% | 19M | 196M |
| 2010 | 3,264,900 | −1.6% | 20M | 196M |
| 2009 | 3,316,500 | −4.3% | 20M | 198M |
| 2008 | 3,464,900 | +1.7% | 21M | 201M |
| 2007 | 3,406,800 | +2.5% | 21M | 200M |
| 2006 | 3,322,600 | +5.0% | 21M | 196M |
| 2005 | 3,165,800 | +4.6% | 20M | 192M |
| 2004 | 3,026,000 | +4.4% | 19M | 190M |
| 2003 | 2,897,800 | +3.1% | 18M | 189M |
| 2002 | 2,809,600 | +3.4% | 18M | 188M |
| 2001 | 2,717,200 | +4.4% | 17M | 189M |
| 2000 | 2,602,200 | 17M | 187M |
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Spain
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cataluña | 3.6M | |
| 2 | Comunidad de Madrid | 3.5M | |
| 3 | Andalucía | 3.1M | |
| 4 | Comunitat Valenciana | 2M | |
| 5 | Galicia | 1.1M | |
| 6 | País Vasco | 1M | |
| 7 | Castilla y León | 980K | |
| 8 | Canarias | 818K | |
| 9 | Castilla-La Mancha | 740K | |
| 10 | Región de Murcia | 631K | |
| 11 | Aragón | 604K | |
| 12 | Illes Balears | 486K | |
| 13 | Extremadura | 388K | |
| 14 | Principado de Asturias | 386K | |
| 15 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 302K | |
| 16 | Cantabria | 228K | |
| 17 | La Rioja | 138K | |
| 18 | Ciudad de Melilla | 32,000 | |
| 19 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 31,500 |
Source: Eurostat, 2021
What it means
The number of people working at local workplaces.
How it is calculated
Employment counted where people work (employers' records or regional accounts), annual average or year-end.
Economy & jobs
Madrid in numbers
GDP per person
€44,700
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$59,868
2025 · Spain
GDP per person, EU = 100
125
2024
Gross domestic product
€316B
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2025 · Spain
Inflation
2.7%
2025 · Spain
Unemployment rate
8.0%
2025
Youth unemployment
19.3%
2025
Employment rate
77.9%
2025
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025 · Spain
Household income per person
€22,600
2023
At risk of poverty
12.7%
2025