ES · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Spain, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
17.2%
Spain, 2017
▼ 12.2% vs 2016 (19.6%)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 12.2% compared to 2016, reaching 17.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.3%.
Spain ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 30.6% (from 24.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
207.2%
EU-27: 8.3%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a