Spain unemployment rate history

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9.9%Q2 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: Q1 2002
History ends: Q2 2026
Frequency: Quarterly observations
Unit: Percent

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4 observations · Q1 2002 to Q4 2002

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
Q1 2002	11.6%	National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE); Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT)
Q2 2002	11.2%	National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE); Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT)
Q3 2002	11.5%	National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE); Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT)
Q4 2002	11.6%	National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE); Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT)

Spain unemployment rate history by year

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Spain unemployment rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	10.4%	10.8%Q1 2026	9.9%Q2 2026	▼ −0.9
2025	10.5%	11.4%Q1 2025	9.9%Q4 2025	▼ −1.5
2024	11.3%	12.3%Q1 2024	10.6%Q4 2024	▼ −1.7
2023	12.2%	13.4%Q1 2023	11.7%Q2 2023	▼ −1.6
2022	13.0%	13.7%Q1 2022	12.7%Q2 2022	▼ −0.7
2021	14.9%	16.1%Q1 2021	13.4%Q4 2021	▼ −2.7
2020	15.5%	16.3%Q3 2020	14.4%Q1 2020	▲ +1.7
2019	14.1%	14.7%Q1 2019	13.8%Q4 2019	▼ −0.9
2018	15.3%	16.7%Q1 2018	14.5%Q4 2018	▼ −2.2
2017	17.2%	18.8%Q1 2017	16.4%Q3 2017	▼ −2.2
2016	19.6%	21.0%Q1 2016	18.6%Q4 2016	▼ −2.4
2015	22.1%	23.8%Q1 2015	20.9%Q4 2015	▼ −2.9
2014	24.4%	25.9%Q1 2014	23.7%Q3 2014	▼ −2.2
2013	26.1%	26.9%Q1 2013	25.7%Q3 2013	▼ −1.2
2012	24.8%	25.8%Q4 2012	24.2%Q1 2012	▲ +1.6
2011	21.4%	22.6%Q4 2011	20.6%Q2 2011	▲ +1.5
2010	19.9%	20.1%Q4 2010	19.6%Q3 2010	▲ +0.3
2009	17.9%	18.7%Q4 2009	17.2%Q1 2009	▲ +1.5
2008	11.2%	13.8%Q4 2008	9.6%Q1 2008	▲ +4.2
2007	8.2%	8.6%Q4 2007	7.9%Q2 2007	▲ +0.2

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Spain unemployment rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	8.5%	9.0%Q1 2006	8.1%Q3 2006	▼ −0.7
2005	9.2%	10.2%Q1 2005	8.4%Q3 2005	▼ −1.5
2004	11.0%	11.5%Q1 2004	10.5%Q4 2004	▼ −1.0
2003	11.5%	12.0%Q1 2003	11.3%Q2 2003	▼ −0.6
2002	11.5%	11.6%Q4 2002	11.2%Q2 2002	0.0

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Source: National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE); Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT); API reference →
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