{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"es-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-self-employment-rate/","title":"Spain Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Spain's Self-Employed Persons: 3,195.3 thousand persons in 2025, +2.2% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Spain","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Spain","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Spain Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Spain"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Spain (2025)","value":"3,195.3","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.2%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Spain Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":3378},{"period":"2009","value":3029.9},{"period":"2010","value":2961.5},{"period":"2011","value":2872.1},{"period":"2012","value":2918.3},{"period":"2013","value":2938},{"period":"2014","value":2939.8},{"period":"2015","value":2980.5},{"period":"2016","value":3012.1},{"period":"2017","value":3010.3},{"period":"2018","value":3004.3},{"period":"2019","value":3014.3},{"period":"2020","value":3002.3},{"period":"2021","value":3060.7},{"period":"2022","value":3075.7},{"period":"2023","value":3132.2},{"period":"2024","value":3127.8},{"period":"2025","value":3195.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3195.3","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"3127.8","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"3132.2","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3075.7","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"3060.7","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"3002.3","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3014.3","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"3004.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"3010.3","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"3012.1","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2980.5","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2939.8","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2938.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2918.3","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2872.1","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2961.5","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3029.9","yoyChange":"-10.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3378.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Spain from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3,378 thousand persons in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,872.1 in 2011. The latest reading of 3,195.3 in 2025 represents a change of +67.5."}]}