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Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group

Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group Catalonia. 2025
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 56.6 3,914.6 2.3
From 16 to 64 years 72.2 3,843.2 2.1
From 16 to 24 years 37.2 308.6 5.3
From 25 to 34 years 80.1 796.0 2.8
From 35 to 44 years 83.8 919.3 2.0
From 45 to 54 years 82.3 1,088.2 0.3
From 55 years and over 30.1 802.4 3.8
Men 61.4 2,077.9 1.6
From 16 to 64 years 75.8 2,040.0 1.7
From 16 to 24 years 39.2 168.4 2.2
From 25 to 34 years 82.9 423.9 3.2
From 35 to 44 years 88.6 489.0 0.7
From 45 to 54 years 85.5 572.4 1.9
From 55 years and over 34.7 424.2 0.4
Women 52.0 1,836.8 3.1
From 16 to 64 years 68.5 1,803.1 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 35.1 140.2 9.2
From 25 to 34 years 77.1 372.2 2.3
From 35 to 44 years 78.9 430.3 3.4
From 45 to 54 years 78.9 515.8 -1.4
From 55 years and over 26.1 378.2 8.0
Units: Milers de persones.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group Spain. 2025
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 52.8 22,221.1 2.6
From 16 to 64 years 68.1 21,792.4 2.3
From 16 to 24 years 28.3 1,369.7 4.4
From 25 to 34 years 76.5 4,270.2 4.1
From 35 to 44 years 81.5 5,320.2 -0.6
From 45 to 54 years 80.5 6,447.6 2.1
From 55 years and over 28.1 4,813.4 5.3
Men 57.9 11,870.5 2.3
From 16 to 64 years 72.5 11,640.9 2.1
From 16 to 24 years 30.1 752.5 3.0
From 25 to 34 years 79.3 2,256.6 4.3
From 35 to 44 years 86.7 2,826.6 -1.0
From 45 to 54 years 85.9 3,446.3 2.5
From 55 years and over 32.8 2,588.6 3.9
Women 47.9 10,350.6 3.0
From 16 to 64 years 63.7 10,151.5 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 26.3 617.2 6.2
From 25 to 34 years 73.6 2,013.7 3.9
From 35 to 44 years 76.4 2,493.6 -0.2
From 45 to 54 years 75.1 3,001.3 1.6
From 55 years and over 24.0 2,224.8 6.9
Units: Milers de persones.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Last update: February 18, 2026.

Methodological note

The Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) is the main source for finding out about the labour market. It is sample research carried out by the INE using the methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat). The survey is taken every quarter and its main purpose is to investigate the relationship with people's economic activity.

The employed persons is people aged 16 or over who are working either as employees or as self-employed.

The employment rate is calculated by dividing the employed persons by the population aged 16 or over.

The data for the 2002–2013 period was revised in May 2014 since the new reference population figures from the Population and Housing Census 2011 and the introduction of new criteria in the calibration of the expansion factors have made it necessary to recalculate the Economically Active Population Survey series for the period in question.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.