Women's labour force participation in Spain
The ILO estimates that 52.8% of women aged 15 and over in Spain were in the labour force in 2025.
Spain, 2025
52.8%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
55.1%
Position in 2025
96th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Spain over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.8% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 53.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 52.6%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 96th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
67.6%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
10.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
24.9%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
3.4%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
72.4%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat