Employment rate (20–64) in Spain i
Free · Quarterly · % of population
Source: Eurostat (lfsi_emp_q), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
73.3%
Spain · Q2 2026 d
Spain · Q2 2026 dYear-on-year change+0.7 pp
Previous period72.0% Q1 2026
Rank in Europe25 of 34
EU2776.5%
Trend
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| Period | Spain | EU27 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 d | 73.3% | 76.5% |
| Q1 2026 d | 72.0% | 76.0% |
| Q4 2025 d | 72.9% | 76.2% |
| Q3 2025 d | 72.7% | 76.3% |
| Q2 2025 d | 72.6% | 76.3% |
| Q1 2025 d | 71.3% | 75.7% |
| Q4 2024 d | 71.8% | 75.9% |
| Q3 2024 d | 71.7% | 76.0% |
| Q2 2024 d | 71.6% | 75.9% |
| Q1 2024 d | 70.4% | 75.2% |
| Q4 2023 d | 71.0% | 75.5% |
| Q3 2023 d | 71.2% | 75.5% |
| Q2 2023 d | 70.9% | 75.5% |
| Q1 2023 d | 69.1% | 74.7% |
| Q4 2022 d | 69.3% | 74.9% |
| Q3 2022 d | 69.8% | 74.9% |
Data analysis
Spain, “Employment rate (20–64)” (Q2 2026): 73.3%; a year earlier, 72.6% (+0.7 pp: improvement). Spain ranks 25 of 34 European countries with data. For reference, the EU27 records 76.5%. Over the last 8 periods the series shows an upward trend.
About this indicator
- What is the latest employment rate (20–64) figure in Spain?
- 73.3% in Q2 2026, rank 25 of 34 European countries. The EU27 figure is 76.5%.
- What does employment rate (20–64) measure?
- Employment rate (20–64), in % of population. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the employment rate (20–64) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset lfsi_emp_q («Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is employment rate (20–64) updated?
- Quarterly. The latest period published is Q2 2026; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.