ES · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Spain, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
38.6%
Spain, 2017
▼ 13.1% vs 2016 (44.4%)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 13.1% compared to 2016, reaching 38.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
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 27.0% (from 52.9% 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
208.6%
EU-27: 18.5%
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a