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 1,437 Thousand in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,437 Thousand
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
5th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,902 Thousand
in 2014
All-time low
1,437 Thousand
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain, 2013–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2013201920252013: 2.6k Thousand2014: 2.9k Thousand2015: 2.6k Thousand2016: 2.5k Thousand2017: 2.2k Thousand2018: 1.8k Thousand2019: 1.7k Thousand2020: 1.6k Thousand2021: 2.2k Thousand2022: 1.6k Thousand2023: 1.7k Thousand2024: 1.5k Thousand2025: 1.4k Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Spain stood at 1,437 Thousand. 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 Thousand in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,437 Thousand, in 2025.

Spain ranks 5th of 43 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 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Spain, 2013 to 2025.
Year Thousand Change
2013 2,598 Thousand
2014 2,902 Thousand +11.7%
2015 2,579 Thousand -11.1%
2016 2,495 Thousand -3.3%
2017 2,185 Thousand -12.4%
2018 1,802 Thousand -17.5%
2019 1,729 Thousand -4.1%
2020 1,608 Thousand -7.0%
2021 2,200 Thousand +36.8%
2022 1,557 Thousand -29.2%
2023 1,703 Thousand +9.4%
2024 1,485 Thousand -12.8%
2025 1,437 Thousand -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,327 Thousand 1,729 Thousand 2,902 Thousand 7
2020s 1,665 Thousand 1,437 Thousand 2,200 Thousand 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,862 Thousand compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 2,862 Thousand compare
  3. 4 France 1,871 Thousand compare
  4. 6 Italy 1,162 Thousand compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 668.3 Thousand compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 668.3 Thousand 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 1,437 Thousand 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 Thousand 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 Thousand in 2025.
How does Spain rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Spain ranks 5th out of 43 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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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 562 data points, 2013–2025
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