ES · 2021 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Spain, 2021

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
19,546k
Spain, 2021
▲ 3.1% vs 2020 (18,958k)
Analysis

In 2021, Spain's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 3.1% compared to 2020, reaching 19,546k.

Spain accounts for 10.2% of the EU-27 total of 192,571k.

Spain ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.5% (from 18,183k in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
10.2%
EU-27: 192,571k
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
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