Spain Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Spain labor force participation rate for 2023 was 32.94%, a 0.23% increase from 2022.
  • Spain labor force participation rate for 2022 was 32.71%, a 1.16% increase from 2021.
  • Spain labor force participation rate for 2021 was 31.55%, a 1.64% increase from 2020.
  • Spain labor force participation rate for 2020 was 29.90%, a 3.09% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Spain Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 32.94% 0.23%
2022 32.71% 1.16%
2021 31.55% 1.64%
2020 29.90% -3.09%
2019 32.99% 0.00%
2018 32.99% -0.34%
2017 33.33% 0.29%
2016 33.04% -1.67%
2015 34.72% -1.00%
2014 35.71% -2.07%
2013 37.78% -1.25%
2012 39.03% -1.89%
2011 40.92% -1.74%
2010 42.66% -2.38%
2009 45.05% -2.66%
2008 47.70% -0.18%
2007 47.89% -0.29%
2006 48.18% 0.26%
2005 47.92% 3.01%
2004 44.91% 0.54%
2003 44.37% 0.72%
2002 43.65% 1.22%
2001 42.44% -0.72%
2000 43.15% 1.04%
1999 42.12% 0.98%
1998 41.14% 0.29%
1997 40.85% 0.21%
1996 40.64% -0.99%
1995 41.64% -1.70%
1994 43.33% 0.16%
1993 43.17% -1.48%
1992 44.65% -0.85%
1991 45.50% -0.85%