ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Spain
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Spain at 10.4% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2007.
Spain, 2025
10.4%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
34th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Spain over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 10.4% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 11.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.1%, the figure has changed by −11.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
10.5%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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