Statistical tables: Working population

Working population

This part offers an overview over the characteristics and dynamics of the labour force, information about working population by activity sector, by type of contract or by number of rest days. Some of the sources are the Survey on the Population in Relation to Activity (PRA), quarterly released, the annual Labour Market Census operation (CMT) - Supply – and the main of it is provided by the Population and Housing Census (CPV) carried out every ten years, and assisted by the Population and Housing Statistics (EPV) every five years.

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La tasa de ocupación de las mujeres aumenta más del doble en cuatro décadas (03/07/2025)

Reference period > 2025

Last update > 03/07/2025

Statistical tables
Survey on the population in relation to activity (PRA)
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter according to capitals and sex (thousands) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter according to province and sex (thousands) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter according to age and sex (thousands) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter according to number of dependent children and sex (thousands) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter and professional situation according to sex and type of working day (regular working day) (thousands) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employment rate of the population of 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter according to number of dependent children and sex (%) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employment rate of the population aged 16 to 64 in the Basque Country by quarter according to province, sex and age (%) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employment rate of the population of 16 and over in the Basque Country by quarter according to age and sex (%) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Employed population aged 16 years and over in the Basque Country by quarter, historical territory and sex (hours) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Population aged 16 years and over employed in the Basque Country by average weekly working hours, continuous employment and regular working hours, by quarter, historical territory and sex (hours) (1). 2025/I (04/23/2025)	04/23/2025
Municipal activity statistics
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province of work and economic sectors, by territory and sex. 01/01/2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 years and over employed in the Basque Country by economic sector and level of education obtained by sex. 01/01/2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by professional status, according to province and sex. 01/01/2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by socio-economic condition according to province and sex. 01/01/2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 and over of the Basque Country by provinces according to economic sector and sex. 01/01/2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province and age, according to place of work and sex. 2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province and economic sector, according to place of work and sex. 2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employed population aged 16 and over in the Basque Country by province and nationality, accordingo to province of work and sex. 2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Occupied population and student population aged 16 years and over in the Basque Country by historical territory and sex, according to work centre. 2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Employment rate of the population aged 16 years and over in the Basque Country by territorial area and sex (%). 01/01/2023 (10/31/2024)	10/31/2024
Population and Housing Statistics
Foreign population of the Basque Country aged 16 or over, by continent of nationality and relation to activity, according to province and sex. 01/01/2021 (10/26/2022)	10/26/2022
Population of the Basque Country according to relation with activity by provinces and sex. 01/01/2021 (10/26/2022)	10/26/2022
Labour Market Census (CMT) - Supply
Employed population aged 16 to 64 for the Basque Country by district (11 districts), age and sex. 2023 (05/16/2024)	05/16/2024
Population aged 16-64 years for the Basque Country by districts (11 districts) according to economic sector and sex. 2023 (05/16/2024)	05/16/2024
Employed population aged 16-64 for the Basque Country by districts (11 districts) according to professional situation and sex. 2023 (05/16/2024)	05/16/2024
Employed population aged 16 to 64 for the Basque Country by district (11 districts), level of education and sex. 2023 (05/16/2024)	05/16/2024
Employed salaried population aged 16-64 years without permanent contracts Employed population aged 16 to 64 by district (11 districts), age and sex. by district (11 districts), sex and age (%). 2023 (05/16/2024)	05/16/2024
Employed salaried population aged 16-64 years for the Basque Country by districts (11 districts) according to type of contract and sex. 2023 (05/16/2024)	05/16/2024
Labour Market Census (CMT) - Demand
Relative weight of female employment in the Basque Country by branch of activity (% of total employment). 2020 (07/01/2022)	07/01/2022
Relative weight of female employment in the Basque Country by professional category (% of total employment). 2020 (07/01/2022)	07/01/2022
Structural indicators
Population occupancy rate aged 20 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for women aged 20 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for men aged 20 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for women aged 16 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for men aged 16 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Population occupancy rate aged 16 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for women aged 16 to 24 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for men aged 16 to 24 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Population occupancy rate aged 16 to 24 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for women aged 55 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Occupation rate for men aged 55 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Population occupancy rate aged 55 to 64 of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2011-2023 (04/18/2024)	04/18/2024
Regional employment dispersion rate (*) of the population from 16 to 64 years of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2010-2023 (07/16/2024)	07/16/2024
Regional employment dispersion rate (*) for females from 16 to 64 years of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2010-2023 (07/16/2024)	07/16/2024
Regional employment dispersion rate (*) for males from 16 to 64 years of the Basque Country and the countries of the European Union. 2010-2023 (07/16/2024)	07/16/2024