Economically Active Population Survey National results Inactive population not seeking employment because they care for dependent persons by sex and age group. Percentages with respect to the total for each age group Units: % Total From 16 to 24 years From 25 to 34 years (current quarter) From 35 to 44 years From 45 to 54 years 55 and more years 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Both sexes Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for childcare 35.8 31.7 34.2 39.6 39.5 37.1 36.0 39.0 38.0 38.5 38.6 40.9 37.7 44.2 37.0 75.8 45.2 51.8 64.9 62.2 50.0 49.1 38.3 64.7 63.9 47.5 59.5 56.3 48.9 56.6 56.0 46.1 49.3 57.0 56.5 52.2 54.9 59.2 52.2 52.7 55.7 56.5 50.6 66.0 50.4 41.3 44.1 46.0 53.3 50.2 53.2 44.9 51.5 45.4 49.2 47.0 53.3 48.8 53.7 45.0 19.3 14.1 18.6 21.4 22.7 14.3 17.1 17.6 18.6 17.8 14.1 9.2 15.2 17.3 10.9 13.6 12.8 9.1 9.1 10.5 8.4 9.6 10.8 11.4 12.9 12.7 10.3 6.7 7.8 11.0 Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for care of sick, disabled or elderly adults 18.4 20.1 16.9 19.9 21.1 21.0 19.5 17.2 14.1 16.0 13.6 16.2 16.9 16.4 15.5 .. .. 1.1 2.4 5.6 20.5 6.6 4.8 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.9 2.3 4.0 6.2 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.8 2.6 1.7 4.3 2.6 1.5 1.4 0.4 3.0 1.9 1.6 1.0 7.5 6.2 3.9 5.1 8.1 6.9 7.9 3.7 5.2 5.4 4.4 7.7 6.3 6.2 7.4 36.8 34.8 34.8 36.7 38.9 42.6 42.8 36.8 27.6 37.1 38.4 36.8 40.8 40.3 40.9 40.3 51.5 42.6 52.7 52.6 50.6 41.3 45.1 44.3 38.6 35.1 43.5 47.6 46.0 42.7 For both reasons 4.2 4.4 4.1 3.5 4.0 3.4 4.6 3.4 5.0 5.2 4.1 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.1 .. 6.9 1.8 .. .. 5.5 0.7 .. 0.9 2.0 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.3 5.7 3.0 1.9 2.7 3.2 3.1 1.3 6.1 3.7 3.8 2.9 4.4 3.2 3.2 4.9 2.7 2.6 3.2 4.6 1.6 5.7 2.9 5.9 6.4 3.9 2.3 3.0 3.8 3.9 5.7 4.6 5.7 2.9 4.6 7.3 3.4 5.9 1.0 4.4 3.4 4.7 2.3 4.0 5.2 3.0 5.6 5.9 7.0 5.5 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.5 6.6 6.4 2.7 4.3 5.0 6.4 For other reasons (different to those above) 41.1 43.1 43.6 36.5 33.7 36.8 38.1 39.5 41.6 39.1 43.2 39.1 41.4 33.7 41.8 20.1 54.8 30.6 30.9 32.2 21.4 38.8 56.2 29.7 34.2 49.1 31.7 37.7 43.5 33.4 38.7 46.3 44.9 39.3 33.7 39.9 34.8 36.9 39.4 39.2 39.7 36.3 43.1 27.8 44.2 45.2 46.9 47.1 37.8 36.6 36.9 39.3 41.2 42.5 38.8 44.4 36.3 41.1 34.8 43.0 38.2 45.4 40.3 37.8 32.8 35.4 36.4 36.8 51.0 39.4 43.6 48.7 41.0 34.3 39.7 43.0 29.8 42.0 30.8 30.1 36.0 41.9 38.7 36.0 40.6 44.7 43.3 40.8 39.0 37.5 Does not know 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.4 .. .. 9.6 .. .. 8.2 .. .. 4.7 .. .. 3.8 .. .. .. 0.2 1.3 2.2 .. 4.6 3.0 2.9 .. 0.7 2.9 0.5 1.3 .. 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.4 2.2 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.5 0.6 .. 1.1 0.6 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.3 2.9 1.8 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 4.1 3.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.6 2.2 2.3 Males Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .. .. 100.0 100.0 .. .. 100.0 .. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for childcare 13.3 8.3 9.0 13.9 8.4 9.5 10.3 15.5 23.7 15.5 20.1 7.2 9.5 15.1 16.1 100.0 23.1 100.0 .. .. .. 36.9 .. .. .. 33.2 .. 45.5 31.0 .. 11.5 .. 33.1 .. .. 14.0 .. 39.9 82.7 61.4 .. 9.2 29.2 43.7 100.0 27.2 20.8 9.4 30.1 12.5 21.6 22.0 21.1 11.7 9.2 11.3 13.2 .. 20.1 22.2 8.6 7.0 7.5 13.9 5.3 .. 1.3 7.8 14.8 6.4 16.2 .. 10.4 .. .. .. .. 3.1 .. 11.6 6.4 10.9 5.1 5.1 .. 34.5 5.5 11.6 .. .. Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for care of sick, disabled or elderly adults 34.0 58.4 48.5 44.5 56.8 39.2 55.7 57.7 25.7 45.5 29.9 58.4 49.6 55.2 38.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 63.1 100.0 .. .. 28.2 .. 54.5 69.0 53.1 18.3 100.0 .. 59.7 100.0 24.2 62.4 31.3 2.8 11.3 .. 49.2 70.8 12.3 .. 27.0 42.7 40.5 18.8 44.5 15.9 36.0 29.9 21.6 52.5 27.6 52.5 34.3 35.2 18.0 47.6 51.5 53.6 63.5 66.2 55.5 67.9 55.8 19.2 70.2 26.3 56.0 55.9 72.1 65.0 41.3 79.4 59.4 52.9 45.7 51.3 51.7 82.0 70.3 33.0 44.2 69.2 53.2 84.2 56.2 For both reasons 0.3 1.0 5.2 .. 3.5 4.0 2.1 8.5 1.9 7.3 2.0 1.6 2.3 6.4 1.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.7 .. .. .. 13.0 .. .. 2.0 .. .. 5.5 7.8 18.2 .. 1.5 1.5 9.5 .. .. 3.7 2.3 14.5 .. .. .. .. .. 6.7 .. .. .. 4.9 .. 9.9 .. 5.6 9.4 6.8 27.8 6.9 .. .. .. 5.1 For other reasons (different to those above) 52.4 31.6 35.5 41.6 31.4 43.0 27.8 16.5 47.6 31.7 48.0 29.0 28.5 23.4 40.1 .. 76.9 .. 100.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 38.7 .. .. .. 46.9 70.2 .. 50.8 40.3 .. 61.9 37.6 24.4 8.2 27.4 100.0 41.5 .. 43.9 .. 45.7 34.8 50.1 51.1 43.0 30.9 29.6 49.0 64.7 38.3 61.1 28.7 24.1 26.5 59.8 42.3 38.4 27.6 22.6 28.6 40.8 28.5 15.4 66.1 23.4 57.5 25.5 33.8 21.3 15.9 58.7 20.6 32.6 47.1 32.8 42.3 26.3 3.5 17.8 39.2 14.5 25.4 35.2 15.8 38.7 Does not know .. 0.6 1.8 .. .. 4.3 4.1 1.8 1.1 .. .. 3.8 10.1 .. 3.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.1 .. .. .. .. .. 6.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18.6 12.3 .. .. .. .. .. 33.8 .. .. .. 1.6 1.8 .. .. .. .. 6.6 .. .. .. 18.5 .. .. 19.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Females Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for childcare 37.7 33.5 35.8 41.2 41.4 38.5 37.5 39.9 38.7 39.3 39.0 41.7 38.4 44.9 37.7 74.7 46.9 51.2 66.2 62.2 50.0 50.2 38.8 64.7 63.9 48.2 59.5 56.5 49.8 58.6 58.4 46.2 49.5 57.7 56.9 53.8 56.5 59.8 51.0 52.4 56.0 57.3 50.7 66.3 50.1 42.4 45.5 47.4 54.8 51.3 54.2 45.8 51.9 47.3 50.1 47.6 54.0 49.8 54.4 45.8 20.4 15.0 19.8 22.2 25.2 15.4 18.9 18.1 19.0 18.5 14.0 9.5 15.5 18.0 11.4 15.3 14.5 9.8 10.0 10.3 8.5 9.5 11.3 11.7 13.6 11.7 10.6 6.5 8.1 11.6 Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for care of sick, disabled or elderly adults 17.2 17.2 15.0 18.3 18.9 20.1 17.4 15.8 13.5 14.9 13.2 15.2 16.0 15.4 14.8 .. .. 1.1 2.4 5.6 20.5 1.5 3.6 0.9 0.9 .. 0.9 1.5 0.9 4.6 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.8 2.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.0 6.0 4.0 2.5 4.2 7.1 6.6 6.8 3.4 4.3 4.4 4.1 6.9 5.7 5.6 7.1 35.7 32.6 32.7 33.9 34.9 41.6 39.9 35.8 28.3 35.0 39.0 36.2 39.9 39.1 39.8 40.2 47.9 40.6 52.6 53.5 50.6 40.5 42.2 42.9 39.0 34.7 42.1 47.4 44.4 42.0 For both reasons 4.5 4.6 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.4 4.8 3.2 5.2 5.1 4.2 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.3 .. 6.9 1.9 .. .. 6.0 0.7 .. 0.9 2.1 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.5 5.7 3.0 1.9 2.7 3.3 3.2 1.2 6.3 3.8 3.8 3.0 4.4 3.3 3.2 5.3 2.8 2.7 3.4 4.7 1.3 5.9 2.9 6.1 6.6 4.0 2.2 2.9 3.5 4.1 6.1 5.0 5.3 3.2 5.2 7.6 3.5 5.5 1.1 4.6 3.6 4.8 2.5 3.9 5.4 3.3 6.3 6.1 7.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 6.5 5.4 6.4 2.9 4.5 5.2 6.5 For other reasons (different to those above) 40.2 44.0 44.1 36.2 33.8 36.5 38.7 40.4 41.2 39.4 43.1 39.4 41.8 34.0 41.8 21.0 53.1 31.0 29.5 32.2 21.4 42.4 56.9 29.7 34.2 49.7 31.7 38.2 45.6 33.0 37.0 46.5 44.8 39.3 33.9 39.0 34.7 37.3 40.7 39.6 39.3 36.2 43.4 27.5 44.5 45.1 47.6 47.0 36.9 36.4 37.1 39.7 41.1 41.2 38.8 44.2 36.4 41.4 35.0 42.5 37.8 46.3 41.7 39.4 33.5 34.9 37.3 37.9 49.7 40.4 42.9 49.4 41.5 34.8 40.7 41.1 31.0 43.1 29.1 29.7 35.5 43.1 41.4 37.0 40.7 46.1 44.3 41.1 40.0 37.5 Does not know 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.8 1.5 1.7 0.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.3 .. .. 9.7 .. .. 8.2 .. .. 4.7 .. .. 3.8 .. .. .. 0.2 1.3 2.0 .. 4.6 3.2 3.0 .. 0.5 3.0 0.5 1.3 .. 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.8 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.6 .. 1.1 0.4 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.3 2.7 2.0 1.4 0.5 .. 0.7 4.2 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 2.3 2.4 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute