Activity rate in Spain

Activity rate in Spain was 59.29% in Q2 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 0.26 pts from Q2 2025. That is the 20th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Q2 202659.29%
Change on Q2 2025+0.26 pts
Rank20th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high60.55Q3 2012
Series low55.54Q2 2020

Activity rate in Spain, Q3 2006 to Q2 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

54565860622006-Q32009-Q32012-Q32015-Q32018-Q32021-Q32024-Q32026-Q22006-Q3: 58.74 %2006-Q4: 58.88 %2007-Q1: 58.9 %2007-Q2: 59.23 %2007-Q3: 59.5 %2007-Q4: 59.47 %2008-Q1: 59.67 %2008-Q2: 60.07 %2008-Q3: 60.23 %2008-Q4: 60.35 %2009-Q1: 60.39 %2009-Q2: 60.3 %2009-Q3: 60.05 %2009-Q4: 59.99 %2010-Q1: 60.09 %2010-Q2: 60.41 %2010-Q3: 60.37 %2010-Q4: 60.25 %2011-Q1: 60.16 %2011-Q2: 60.44 %2011-Q3: 60.44 %2011-Q4: 60.29 %2012-Q1: 60.31 %2012-Q2: 60.5 %2012-Q3: 60.55 %2012-Q4: 60.23 %2013-Q1: 60.18 %2013-Q2: 60 %2013-Q3: 60.04 %2013-Q4: 59.86 %2014-Q1: 59.46 %2014-Q2: 59.63 %2014-Q3: 59.53 %2014-Q4: 59.77 %2015-Q1: 59.45 %2015-Q2: 59.79 %2015-Q3: 59.5 %2015-Q4: 59.43 %2016-Q1: 59.29 %2016-Q2: 59.41 %2016-Q3: 59.28 %2016-Q4: 58.95 %2017-Q1: 58.78 %2017-Q2: 58.84 %2017-Q3: 58.92 %2017-Q4: 58.8 %2018-Q1: 58.46 %2018-Q2: 58.8 %2018-Q3: 58.73 %2018-Q4: 58.61 %2019-Q1: 58.35 %2019-Q2: 58.74 %2019-Q3: 58.72 %2019-Q4: 58.74 %2020-Q1: 58.18 %2020-Q2: 55.54 %2020-Q3: 57.83 %2020-Q4: 58.19 %2021-Q1: 57.56 %2021-Q2: 58.42 %2021-Q3: 59.01 %2021-Q4: 58.53 %2022-Q1: 58.36 %2022-Q2: 58.6 %2022-Q3: 58.76 %2022-Q4: 58.4 %2023-Q1: 58.44 %2023-Q2: 58.85 %2023-Q3: 59.29 %2023-Q4: 58.83 %2024-Q1: 58.63 %2024-Q2: 58.9 %2024-Q3: 59.04 %2024-Q4: 58.49 %2025-Q1: 58.57 %2025-Q2: 59.03 %2025-Q3: 59.3 %2025-Q4: 58.94 %2026-Q1: 58.86 %2026-Q2: 59.29 %
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
All 80 values
Period%
2026-Q259.29
2026-Q158.86
2025-Q458.94
2025-Q359.3
2025-Q259.03
2025-Q158.57
2024-Q458.49
2024-Q359.04
2024-Q258.9
2024-Q158.63
2023-Q458.83
2023-Q359.29
2023-Q258.85
2023-Q158.44
2022-Q458.4
2022-Q358.76
2022-Q258.6
2022-Q158.36
2021-Q458.53
2021-Q359.01
2021-Q258.42
2021-Q157.56
2020-Q458.19
2020-Q357.83
2020-Q255.54
2020-Q158.18
2019-Q458.74
2019-Q358.72
2019-Q258.74
2019-Q158.35
2018-Q458.61
2018-Q358.73
2018-Q258.8
2018-Q158.46
2017-Q458.8
2017-Q358.92
2017-Q258.84
2017-Q158.78
2016-Q458.95
2016-Q359.28
2016-Q259.41
2016-Q159.29
2015-Q459.43
2015-Q359.5
2015-Q259.79
2015-Q159.45
2014-Q459.77
2014-Q359.53
2014-Q259.63
2014-Q159.46
2013-Q459.86
2013-Q360.04
2013-Q260
2013-Q160.18
2012-Q460.23
2012-Q360.55
2012-Q260.5
2012-Q160.31
2011-Q460.29
2011-Q360.44
2011-Q260.44
2011-Q160.16
2010-Q460.25
2010-Q360.37
2010-Q260.41
2010-Q160.09
2009-Q459.99
2009-Q360.05
2009-Q260.3
2009-Q160.39
2008-Q460.35
2008-Q360.23
2008-Q260.07
2008-Q159.67
2007-Q459.47
2007-Q359.5
2007-Q259.23
2007-Q158.9
2006-Q458.88
2006-Q358.74

Rankings

Definition

Labour force (employed plus unemployed) as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 15 to 64 (EU).

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa: tasa de actividad por comunidad autónoma (tabla 65295). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=65295. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the activity rate in Spain?

Activity rate in Spain was 59.29% in Q2 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 0.26 pts from Q2 2025. That is the 20th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Encuesta de Población Activa: tasa de actividad por comunidad autónoma (tabla 65295). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest activity rate in Spain?

60.55% in Q3 2012, the highest value since Q3 2006 in this series.

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