Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Spain
Spain: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 10.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.5
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
14th
of 69 countries
All-time high
26.09
in 2013
All-time low
1.1
in 1970
Years of data
57
1969–2025
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Spain, 1969–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Spain is 10.5, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Spain peaked at 26.09 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1970.
Spain ranks 14th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1.3 | — |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 1.5 | +36.4% |
| 1972 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.5 | +66.7% |
| 1974 | 3.1 | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 5 | +61.3% |
| 1976 | 4.88 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.2 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 6.97 | +34.1% |
| 1979 | 8.61 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 11.4 | +32.4% |
| 1981 | 14.17 | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 16.02 | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 17.49 | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 20.25 | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 21.64 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 21.26 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 20.61 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 19.85 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 17.33 | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 16.27 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 15.93 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 17.7 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 22.16 | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 24.21 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 22.68 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 22.14 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 20.7 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 18.67 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 15.47 | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 13.79 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 10.35 | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 11.15 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 11.28 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.09 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.15 | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 8.45 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 8.23 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.25 | +36.7% |
| 2009 | 17.86 | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 19.86 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 21.39 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 24.79 | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 26.09 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.44 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 22.06 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 19.64 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 17.22 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 15.26 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 15.53 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 14.91 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.03 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 12.18 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 11.34 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 10.5 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.04 | 1.1 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18 | 11.4 | 21.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.59 | 15.47 | 24.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.26 | 8.23 | 17.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.48 | 14.1 | 26.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.92 | 10.5 | 15.53 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Spain?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Spain was 10.5 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.09 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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