Labour force evolution 2021–2024 and World Bank estimates
- Workforce, education and talent
- The labor force, in numbers
- not audited
INE's series shows a working-age population of 11.8 million (2021), 11.9 million (2022), 11.4 million (2023, measured by ENCOVI) and 12.0 million (2024); the employed went from 7.2 to 7.0, 6.6 and 7.7 million over the same years. As a secondary contrast, the World Bank (ILO model, indicator SL.TLF.TOTL.IN) estimates the total labor force at 7,519,217 in 2024 and 7,684,762 in 2025, below the economically active population of 8.2 million that ENEIC reports for Q2 2025. The difference stems from different methodologies (national survey versus international model) and must be made explicit when citing.
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Figures
- Working-age population (INE series)
- 11.8 M / 11.9 M / 11.4 M / 12.0 M
- Employed (INE series)
- 7.2 M / 7.0 M / 6.6 M / 7.7 M
- Total labor force (ILO model)
- 7,519,217 / 7,684,762Also in the verified archive →
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