Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Spain
Spain: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree was 1,437 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,437
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
5th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,902
in 2014
All-time low
1,437
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain stood at 1,437. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain peaked at 2,902 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,437, in 2025.
Spain ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,598 | — |
| 2014 | 2,902 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 2,579 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 2,495 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,185 | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1,802 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 1,729 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,608 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 2,200 | +36.8% |
| 2022 | 1,557 | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 1,703 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 1,485 | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 1,437 | -3.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,437 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 13.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,437 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114, 12.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,327 | 1,729 | 2,902 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,665 | 1,437 | 2,200 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 United Kingdom 2,862 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 2,862 compare
- 4 France 1,871 compare
- 6 Italy 1,162 compare
- 7 Netherlands 668.3 compare
- 7 Netherlands 668.3 compare
More population data for Spain
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 44,220 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.536 (2100)
- Population density 66.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.24 million (2100)
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 1,437 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 2,902 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,437 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 45 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 44.3%. 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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