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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Unemployment rate in Madrid

1999 – 2025 · 27 data points 16 of 19 · Regions of Spain Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Madrid Spain

Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025

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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 · 2025 8.0% −1.0 pp since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025 16 of 19 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −9.1 pp
vs Spain −2.5 pp Spain: 10.5% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Madrid · Spain · European Union · World
−9.1 pp since 2015
Madrid Spain European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Madrid
8.0%
Spain
10.5%
European Union
6.0%
World
4.8%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Madrid · 1999 – 2025
Latest value 8.0% · 2025
First value 12.8% · 1999
Highest 19.8% · 2013
Lowest 6.2% · 2007
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1999 – 2025

YearMadridChange SpainEuropean UnionWorld
2025 8.0% −1.0 pp 10.5% 6.0% 4.8%
2024 9.0% −1.0 pp 11.4% 6.0% 4.8%
2023 10.0% −1.2 pp 12.2% 6.1% 4.8%
2022 11.2% −0.5 pp 13.0% 6.2% 5.2%
2021break in series 11.7% −0.8 pp 14.9% 7.1% 6.0%
2020 12.5% +1.9 pp 15.5% 7.1% 6.6%
2019 10.6% −1.6 pp 14.1% 6.7% 5.6%
2018 12.2% −1.2 pp 15.3% 7.3% 5.8%
2017 13.4% −2.3 pp 17.2% 8.2% 5.9%
2016 15.7% −1.4 pp 19.6% 9.1% 6.0%
2015 17.1% −1.7 pp 22.1% 10.1% 6.0%
2014 18.8% −1.0 pp 24.5% 10.9% 6.0%
2013 19.8% +1.2 pp 26.1% 11.4% 6.1%
2012 18.6% +2.2 pp 24.8% 10.9% 6.2%
2011 16.4% +0.5 pp 21.4% 9.9% 6.1%
2010 15.9% +2.0 pp 19.9% 9.9% 6.3%
2009 13.9% +5.3 pp 17.9% 9.2% 6.4%
2008 8.6% +2.4 pp 11.3% 7.3% 5.8%
2007 6.2% −0.1 pp 8.2% 7.5% 5.8%
2006break in series 6.3% −0.5 pp 8.5% 8.7% 6.0%
2005break in series 6.8% −0.1 pp 9.2% 9.6% 6.2%
2004 6.9% −0.2 pp 11.1% 10.0% 6.3%
2003 7.1% +0.1 pp 11.3% 9.7% 6.5%
2002 7.0% −0.5 pp 11.2% 9.6% 6.4%
2001break in series 7.5% −4.1 pp 10.4% — 6.2%
2000 11.6% −1.2 pp 13.8% — 6.1%
1999 12.8% 15.5% — 6.3%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Spain

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUnemployment rate
19 Comunidad Foral de Navarra 12.5%
18 País Vasco 12.6%
17 La Rioja 13.5%
16 Illes Balears 13.9%
15 Aragón 14.8%
14 Cantabria 14.9%
13 Cataluña 15.7%
12 Comunidad de Madrid 15.7%
11 Castilla y León 15.8%
10 Galicia 17.2%
9 Principado de Asturias 17.6%
8 Región de Murcia 19.8%
7 Comunitat Valenciana 20.6%
6 Castilla-La Mancha 23.6%
5 Ciudad de Ceuta 24.9%
4 Canarias 26.1%
3 Extremadura 27.5%
2 Andalucía 28.9%
1 Ciudad de Melilla 30.8%

Source: Eurostat, 2016

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