Spain - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Spain was 47.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 47.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 34.50 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 34.50
1991 34.74
1992 35.79
1993 36.30
1994 37.26
1995 37.86
1996 38.14
1997 38.54
1998 38.63
1999 38.90
2000 39.55
2001 38.90
2002 40.09
2003 40.59
2004 41.15
2005 41.55
2006 42.15
2007 42.59
2008 43.19
2009 44.03
2010 44.56
2011 45.13
2012 45.69
2013 46.03
2014 46.21
2015 46.36
2016 46.55
2017 46.50
2018 46.44
2019 46.66
2020 46.66
2021 47.00

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Spain was 23,312,310 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,761,800 in 2012 and a minimum value of 15,103,330 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 15,103,330
1991 15,154,950
1992 15,874,930
1993 16,108,540
1994 16,436,210
1995 16,566,470
1996 16,832,900
1997 17,150,120
1998 17,402,220
1999 17,717,610
2000 18,252,860
2001 18,190,940
2002 19,076,330
2003 19,864,090
2004 20,552,730
2005 21,371,100
2006 22,025,440
2007 22,641,670
2008 23,279,860
2009 23,513,310
2010 23,657,170
2011 23,726,990
2012 23,761,800
2013 23,539,700
2014 23,308,360
2015 23,250,570
2016 23,185,920
2017 23,094,350
2018 23,129,730
2019 23,320,940
2020 22,992,130
2021 23,312,310

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure