Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain

Spain: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 1,521 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,521 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
3rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
2,663 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
1,521 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain, 2015–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2015202020252015: 2.7k Thousand persons2016: 2.6k Thousand persons2017: 2.3k Thousand persons2018: 1.9k Thousand persons2019: 1.8k Thousand persons2020: 1.7k Thousand persons2021: 2.3k Thousand persons2022: 1.6k Thousand persons2023: 1.7k Thousand persons2024: 1.5k Thousand persons2025: 1.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain stood at 1,521 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain peaked at 2,663 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,521 Thousand persons, in 2025.

Spain ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy in Spain, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2015 2,663 Thousand persons
2016 2,595 Thousand persons -2.6%
2017 2,258 Thousand persons -13.0%
2018 1,869 Thousand persons -17.2%
2019 1,832 Thousand persons -2.0%
2020 1,670 Thousand persons -8.8%
2021 2,320 Thousand persons +38.9%
2022 1,628 Thousand persons -29.8%
2023 1,726 Thousand persons +6.0%
2024 1,545 Thousand persons -10.5%
2025 1,521 Thousand persons -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,243 Thousand persons 1,832 Thousand persons 2,663 Thousand persons 5
2020s 1,735 Thousand persons 1,521 Thousand persons 2,320 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Germany 3,256 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 France 1,958 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Italy 1,114 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 676 Thousand persons compare
  5. 5 Netherlands 676 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain was 1,521 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 2,663 Thousand persons in 2015.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,521 Thousand persons in 2025.
How does Spain rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Spain ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 471 data points, 2014–2025
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