The unemployment rate of the youngest cohort in Spain peaked in 2013, when it reached 73.98 percent. In the same year, the unemployment rate of people aged 35 to 39 years was 22.7 percent, also the highest recorded since 2006. The 16-49 age group experienced an increase in the unemployment rate in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Spanish economy, but has since declined.
Unemployment rate in Spain from 2006 to 2023, by age group
Characteristic
16-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70 and over
2023
42.87%
25.5%
15.58%
11.88%
10.72%
9.23%
9.33%
9.94%
11.33%
11.55%
7.36%
3.36%
2022
45.88%
26.25%
16.65%
12.62%
11.59%
9.9%
9.88%
11.91%
11.4%
12.46%
6.36%
3.41%
2021
50.83%
31.55%
21.35%
15.12%
12.9%
11.13%
11.5%
12.21%
13.55%
13.27%
6.34%
2.21%
2020
54.33%
35.14%
22.91%
16.8%
14.12%
12.11%
12.36%
12.28%
12.5%
12.51%
6.32%
1.45%
2019
45.23%
29.77%
18.98%
13.91%
11.49%
11.46%
11.55%
12.49%
12.65%
12.63%
7.01%
0.8%
2018
49.74%
31.03%
20.36%
15.19%
12.84%
12.01%
12.87%
13.57%
13.81%
13.7%
5.68%
0.51%
2017
54.54%
35.22%
22.97%
16.65%
14.38%
13.96%
15.06%
15.21%
15.68%
14.62%
4.8%
1.6%
2016
60.01%
41.42%
25.6%
19.24%
16.59%
16.31%
16.98%
17.37%
17.52%
16.07%
4.68%
3.43%
2015
67.27%
44.59%
28.51%
21.67%
18.75%
18.26%
19.97%
18.92%
19.58%
16.65%
4.79%
1.56%
2014
68.56%
50.32%
30.33%
24.04%
21.1%
21.09%
21.74%
20.6%
21.47%
16.94%
6.09%
2.26%
2013
73.98%
51.78%
33.27%
25.89%
22.7%
22.55%
22.94%
21.3%
20.65%
18.74%
7.89%
1.08%
2012
72.55%
48.85%
31.49%
24.66%
21.62%
21.89%
21.23%
19.71%
18.95%
16.19%
4.96%
1.2%
2011
64.02%
42.33%
26.31%
21.29%
18.83%
18.92%
17.8%
16.21%
16.02%
13.34%
2.05%
2.08%
2010
61.26%
36.87%
24.69%
19.22%
18.13%
17.1%
15.82%
14.72%
15.07%
12.61%
3.07%
1.02%
2009
55.23%
33.26%
21.69%
17.11%
16.28%
15.17%
13.92%
12.71%
12.7%
10.94%
3.52%
0.6%
2008
39.38%
20.16%
13.33%
10.28%
9.59%
9.7%
8.51%
8.24%
7.65%
6.83%
3.23%
0.44%
2007
28.72%
14.97%
8.96%
7.38%
6.97%
6.71%
6.28%
6.4%
6.18%
5.57%
1.77%
0.73%
2006
29.11%
14.74%
10.07%
7.82%
7.11%
6.88%
5.8%
6.17%
6.2%
4.93%
2.15%
0.83%
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