Economy & jobs
Statistics · Country
provisional
Jobs in Spain
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
4 of 12 · Countries
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
22,001,400
+2.3%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
4 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+22%
+1.1% a year on average
share of European Union
10.0%
European Union: 219,391,380 · 2024
Jobs, 2000 – 2024 number
+22% since 2014
0
10M
20M
30M
2000
2010
2015
2024
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Compared with Jobs · number
Spain 22M
European Union 219M
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Spain · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
22,001,400 · 2024
First value
16,728,300 · 2000
Highest
22,001,400 · 2024
Lowest
16,728,300 · 2000
Average change
+1.1% a year on average
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Spain | Change | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024provisional | 22,001,400 | +2.3% | 219M |
| 2023provisional | 21,507,000 | +3.3% | 218M |
| 2022 | 20,827,700 | +3.8% | 215M |
| 2021 | 20,072,500 | +2.6% | 210M |
| 2020 | 19,567,000 | −4.4% | 207M |
| 2019 | 20,467,100 | +2.7% | 210M |
| 2018 | 19,938,400 | +2.2% | 207M |
| 2017 | 19,512,300 | +2.6% | 204M |
| 2016 | 19,012,700 | +2.1% | 201M |
| 2015 | 18,614,800 | +2.9% | 198M |
| 2014 | 18,092,600 | +1.0% | 197M |
| 2013 | 17,906,900 | −2.2% | 195M |
| 2012 | 18,309,500 | −4.3% | 196M |
| 2011 | 19,130,200 | −2.4% | 196M |
| 2010 | 19,605,800 | −1.8% | 196M |
| 2009 | 19,967,800 | −6.3% | 198M |
| 2008 | 21,312,200 | +0.1% | 201M |
| 2007 | 21,296,700 | +3.2% | 200M |
| 2006 | 20,627,100 | +4.1% | 196M |
| 2005 | 19,808,300 | +4.3% | 192M |
| 2004 | 18,999,500 | +3.7% | 190M |
| 2003 | 18,314,000 | +3.3% | 189M |
| 2002 | 17,732,300 | +2.6% | 188M |
| 2001 | 17,286,000 | +3.3% | 189M |
| 2000 | 16,728,300 | 187M |
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bulgaria | 3.4M | |
| 8 | Czechia | 5.1M | |
| 12 | Finland | 2.5M | |
| 2 | France | 27M | |
| 1 | Germany | 43M | |
| 9 | Greece | 4.5M | |
| 3 | Italy | 24M | |
| 13 | Lithuania | 1.3M | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 8.7M | |
| 11 | Norway | 2.7M | |
| 5 | Poland | 16M | |
| 7 | Romania | 8.6M | |
| 4 | Spain | 18M |
Source: Eurostat, 2014
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
Spain in numbers
GDP per person
€32,600
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$59,868
2025
GDP per person, EU = 100
91
2024
Gross domestic product
€1.6T
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2025
Inflation
2.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.5%
2025
Youth unemployment
24.9%
2025
Employment rate
72.4%
2025
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025
Household income per person
€18,300
2023
At risk of poverty
19.5%
2025