Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Inactive population not seeking employment because they care for dependent persons by sex and age group. Absolute values
Units: Thousands Persons
,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,532.0,536.4,595.6,539.0,487.3,506.5,505.9,550.4,526.7,625.6,699.0,721.0,803.0,879.2,839.4,11.5,8.8,21.3,17.7,28.2,9.3,19.7,24.5,21.4,25.6,21.9,30.6,29.2,36.3,26.7,139.0,132.7,142.9,134.7,118.3,114.7,126.6,134.1,124.0,148.2,186.0,186.1,208.0,256.7,262.1,166.2,169.7,192.9,175.3,149.6,192.0,173.2,187.8,211.2,226.4,268.1,280.6,313.9,311.0,303.2,102.8,118.3,126.1,100.3,106.1,90.6,95.6,104.5,84.3,118.2,110.5,114.6,130.0,130.3,118.1,112.4,106.8,112.5,111.1,85.2,100.0,90.9,99.4,85.7,107.2,112.4,109.1,121.9,144.9,129.3,
                    Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for childcare,190.4,170.2,203.9,213.2,192.5,188.0,181.9,214.7,200.0,240.7,269.8,294.7,302.8,388.3,310.9,8.7,4.0,11.0,11.5,17.5,4.6,9.7,9.4,13.8,16.4,10.4,18.2,16.4,17.7,15.1,77.9,61.1,70.4,76.7,66.8,59.9,69.4,79.4,64.8,78.1,103.6,105.2,105.2,169.5,132.2,68.6,74.8,88.7,93.4,75.1,102.2,77.8,96.8,95.9,111.3,126.1,149.5,153.2,167.1,136.5,19.9,16.6,23.5,21.5,24.1,13.0,16.3,18.4,15.7,21.0,15.5,10.6,19.8,22.6,12.9,15.3,13.7,10.3,10.1,8.9,8.4,8.7,10.8,9.7,13.8,14.2,11.2,8.2,11.3,14.2,
                    Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for care of sick, disabled or elderly adults,98.1,107.7,100.5,107.1,102.8,106.2,98.9,94.9,74.3,100.0,94.7,116.9,135.6,144.0,130.3,..,..,0.2,0.4,1.6,1.9,1.3,1.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.7,1.5,1.7,2.5,1.0,1.0,2.5,3.0,1.9,5.4,3.5,1.9,2.1,0.7,5.5,4.0,4.1,2.5,12.5,10.5,7.5,8.9,12.2,13.2,13.7,7.0,11.0,12.3,11.8,21.5,19.8,19.3,22.6,37.8,41.2,43.9,36.8,41.2,38.6,40.9,38.5,23.2,43.9,42.4,42.2,53.1,52.6,48.3,45.3,55.1,47.9,58.5,44.8,50.6,37.6,44.8,38.0,41.4,39.4,47.5,58.1,66.6,55.3,
                    For both reasons,22.4,23.5,24.7,19.1,19.6,17.3,23.4,18.5,26.5,32.5,29.0,21.4,27.9,33.7,35.7,0.5,..,1.5,0.3,..,..,1.1,0.2,..,0.2,0.4,1.3,1.1,1.3,1.0,4.6,7.5,4.2,2.6,3.1,3.7,3.9,1.8,7.5,5.5,7.0,5.5,9.1,8.2,8.4,8.1,4.6,5.1,5.6,6.9,3.1,9.9,5.5,12.5,14.5,10.4,6.3,9.5,11.7,11.9,5.9,5.5,7.2,2.9,4.8,6.6,3.3,6.2,0.8,5.1,3.8,5.4,3.0,5.2,6.1,3.3,6.0,6.7,7.7,4.7,4.0,5.2,5.0,5.6,7.1,7.2,3.0,5.2,7.3,8.3,
                    For other reasons (different to those above),218.8,231.3,259.6,196.6,164.2,186.5,192.6,217.5,218.8,244.8,302.1,282.1,332.7,296.4,350.7,2.3,4.8,6.5,5.5,9.1,2.0,7.6,13.8,6.4,8.8,10.8,9.7,11.0,15.8,8.9,53.8,61.4,64.1,52.9,39.8,45.7,44.1,49.5,48.9,58.2,73.8,67.5,89.7,71.3,115.9,75.1,79.5,90.8,66.2,54.8,70.8,68.1,77.3,89.7,87.8,119.1,101.8,128.9,108.2,130.5,39.3,53.7,50.9,37.9,34.8,32.0,34.8,38.5,43.0,46.5,48.1,55.9,53.3,44.7,46.8,48.3,31.8,47.3,34.2,25.6,36.0,38.1,38.5,30.9,43.6,50.3,47.2,49.8,56.5,48.5,
                    Does not know,2.3,3.6,7.0,2.9,8.3,8.4,9.1,4.8,7.1,7.7,3.4,5.8,4.1,16.8,11.8,..,..,2.0,..,..,0.8,..,..,1.0,..,..,1.2,..,..,..,0.3,1.7,3.2,..,5.4,3.5,3.7,..,0.9,4.3,0.9,2.4,..,3.6,3.1,1.9,0.3,0.7,1.1,0.6,2.6,3.8,1.3,2.1,0.4,0.7,1.4,2.6,4.7,1.8,..,1.3,0.7,1.2,1.1,0.4,0.3,3.1,1.5,1.6,0.6,0.6,0.8,5.3,4.0,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.6,1.2,1.1,1.3,0.4,1.5,1.3,1.3,0.2,0.7,3.2,3.0,
Males,
                    Total,40.7,37.5,34.1,33.1,28.5,23.4,28.5,19.2,27.0,22.3,16.7,17.0,20.5,21.8,24.7,0.5,0.6,0.3,0.4,..,..,1.6,0.3,..,..,1.1,..,0.4,1.7,0.9,6.9,0.5,2.5,1.7,0.8,4.5,3.6,4.4,4.7,4.1,1.2,2.8,1.2,3.6,1.8,12.2,9.6,7.1,10.8,4.2,5.4,6.6,2.1,11.4,5.0,4.1,5.0,6.1,5.9,10.0,9.1,14.2,12.5,9.5,13.6,6.6,9.9,5.3,6.5,7.2,5.4,3.5,7.4,4.7,5.1,12.0,12.5,11.7,10.7,10.0,6.9,6.7,7.1,4.4,5.9,4.8,5.8,5.4,5.8,7.0,
                    Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for childcare,5.4,3.1,3.1,4.6,2.4,2.2,2.9,3.0,6.4,3.4,3.4,1.2,1.9,3.3,4.0,0.5,0.1,0.3,..,..,..,0.6,..,..,..,0.4,..,0.2,0.5,..,0.8,..,0.8,..,..,0.6,..,1.8,3.9,2.5,..,0.3,0.4,1.6,1.8,3.3,2.0,0.7,3.3,0.5,1.2,1.5,0.4,1.3,0.5,0.5,0.7,..,1.2,2.2,0.8,1.0,0.9,1.3,0.7,..,0.1,0.4,1.0,0.5,0.9,..,0.8,..,..,..,..,0.4,..,1.2,0.4,0.7,0.4,0.2,..,1.6,0.3,0.6,..,..,
                    Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for care of sick, disabled or elderly adults,13.9,21.9,16.5,14.7,16.2,9.1,15.9,11.1,6.9,10.1,5.0,9.9,10.2,12.0,9.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.0,0.3,..,..,0.3,..,0.2,1.2,0.5,1.3,0.5,..,1.0,0.8,1.1,2.3,1.4,0.1,0.5,..,1.4,0.9,0.4,..,3.3,4.1,2.9,2.0,1.9,0.9,2.4,0.6,2.5,2.6,1.1,2.6,2.1,2.1,1.8,4.3,7.3,6.7,6.0,9.0,3.7,6.7,2.9,1.3,5.1,1.4,1.9,4.1,3.4,3.3,4.9,9.9,6.9,5.6,4.5,3.5,3.5,5.9,3.1,1.9,2.1,4.0,2.9,4.9,3.9,
                    For both reasons,0.1,0.4,1.8,..,1.0,0.9,0.6,1.6,0.5,1.6,0.3,0.3,0.5,1.4,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.2,..,..,..,0.7,..,..,0.2,..,..,0.3,0.5,1.1,..,0.1,0.2,1.2,..,..,0.2,0.2,0.8,..,..,..,..,..,0.3,..,..,..,0.6,..,1.0,..,0.4,0.7,0.3,1.6,0.3,..,..,..,0.4,
                    For other reasons (different to those above),21.3,11.8,12.1,13.8,9.0,10.0,7.9,3.2,12.8,7.1,8.0,4.9,5.9,5.1,9.9,..,0.5,..,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.4,..,..,..,0.4,4.9,..,1.3,0.7,..,2.8,1.4,1.1,0.4,1.1,1.2,1.2,..,1.6,..,5.6,3.3,3.6,5.5,1.8,1.7,2.0,1.0,7.4,1.9,2.5,1.4,1.5,1.6,6.0,3.8,5.5,3.5,2.1,3.9,2.7,2.8,0.8,4.3,1.7,3.1,0.9,2.5,1.0,0.8,7.0,2.6,3.8,5.0,3.3,2.9,1.8,0.2,0.8,2.3,0.7,1.5,1.9,0.9,2.7,
                    Does not know,..,0.2,0.6,..,..,1.0,1.2,0.3,0.3,..,..,0.6,2.1,..,1.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,0.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,1.0,0.8,..,..,..,..,..,2.1,..,..,..,0.2,0.2,..,..,..,..,0.3,..,..,..,0.6,..,..,1.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,0.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Females,
                    Total,491.2,499.0,561.6,505.9,458.8,483.1,477.4,531.1,499.7,603.4,682.3,704.0,782.5,857.4,814.7,11.0,8.2,21.0,17.4,28.2,9.3,18.1,24.3,21.4,25.6,20.8,30.6,28.7,34.6,25.8,132.1,132.2,140.4,133.0,117.5,110.2,123.0,129.7,119.3,144.1,184.8,183.3,206.8,253.1,260.4,154.0,160.1,185.8,164.4,145.4,186.6,166.6,185.7,199.8,221.3,264.0,275.6,307.8,305.1,293.2,93.7,104.1,113.6,90.8,92.5,84.0,85.7,99.2,77.8,110.9,105.1,111.2,122.6,125.6,113.0,100.4,94.3,100.8,100.4,75.2,93.1,84.2,92.3,81.3,101.4,107.6,103.3,116.5,139.0,122.3,
                    Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for childcare,185.0,167.1,200.8,208.6,190.1,185.8,179.0,211.7,193.6,237.2,266.4,293.5,300.9,385.0,307.0,8.2,3.8,10.7,11.5,17.5,4.6,9.1,9.4,13.8,16.4,10.0,18.2,16.2,17.2,15.1,77.1,61.1,69.6,76.7,66.8,59.2,69.4,77.6,60.9,75.6,103.6,105.0,104.9,167.9,130.4,65.3,72.8,88.1,90.2,74.6,101.1,76.3,96.3,94.6,110.8,125.6,148.8,153.2,165.9,134.3,19.1,15.6,22.5,20.1,23.4,13.0,16.2,18.0,14.8,20.6,14.7,10.6,19.0,22.6,12.9,15.3,13.7,9.9,10.1,7.8,7.9,8.0,10.4,9.5,13.8,12.6,10.9,7.6,11.3,14.2,
                    Because they have not or could not afford adequate services for care of sick, disabled or elderly adults,84.3,85.8,84.0,92.4,86.6,97.1,83.0,83.8,67.4,89.8,89.8,107.0,125.4,132.0,120.8,..,..,0.2,0.4,1.6,1.9,0.3,0.9,0.2,0.2,..,0.3,0.4,0.3,1.2,1.2,0.4,1.0,1.5,2.2,0.8,3.2,2.1,1.7,1.7,0.7,4.1,3.1,3.6,2.5,9.2,6.3,4.6,6.9,10.3,12.4,11.3,6.3,8.5,9.7,10.7,18.9,17.7,17.2,20.8,33.5,33.9,37.2,30.8,32.2,34.9,34.2,35.5,22.0,38.8,41.0,40.2,48.9,49.2,45.0,40.3,45.1,40.9,52.8,40.2,47.1,34.1,38.9,34.9,39.5,37.3,43.5,55.2,61.7,51.3,
                    For both reasons,22.2,23.2,22.9,19.1,18.6,16.4,22.8,16.9,25.9,30.9,28.6,21.2,27.4,32.3,35.3,0.5,..,1.5,0.3,..,..,1.1,0.2,..,0.2,0.4,1.3,1.1,1.3,1.0,4.6,7.5,4.2,2.6,3.1,3.7,3.9,1.6,7.5,5.5,7.0,5.5,9.1,8.2,8.4,8.1,4.4,5.1,5.6,6.9,2.4,9.9,5.5,12.3,14.5,10.4,6.1,9.0,10.6,11.9,5.7,5.2,6.0,2.9,4.8,6.3,3.0,5.4,0.8,5.1,3.8,5.4,3.0,4.8,6.1,3.3,6.0,6.1,7.7,3.7,4.0,4.8,4.3,5.3,5.5,6.9,3.0,5.2,7.3,8.0,
                    For other reasons (different to those above),197.4,219.5,247.5,182.9,155.2,176.5,184.7,214.3,206.0,237.7,294.1,277.2,326.8,291.4,340.8,2.3,4.4,6.5,5.1,9.1,2.0,7.6,13.8,6.4,8.8,10.3,9.7,11.0,15.8,8.5,48.9,61.4,62.8,52.2,39.8,43.0,42.7,48.4,48.5,57.0,72.5,66.3,89.7,69.7,115.9,69.5,76.2,87.2,60.6,53.0,69.2,66.1,76.3,82.4,85.9,116.6,100.4,127.4,106.7,124.5,35.4,48.2,47.4,35.8,30.9,29.3,32.0,37.6,38.7,44.8,45.0,55.0,50.9,43.7,46.0,41.3,29.2,43.5,29.2,22.3,33.0,36.3,38.2,30.1,41.3,49.6,45.8,47.9,55.5,45.8,
                    Does not know,2.3,3.4,6.4,2.9,8.3,7.4,7.9,4.4,6.8,7.7,3.4,5.1,2.0,16.8,10.8,..,..,2.0,..,..,0.8,..,..,1.0,..,..,1.2,..,..,..,0.3,1.7,2.8,..,5.4,3.5,3.7,..,0.6,4.3,0.9,2.4,..,3.6,3.1,1.9,0.3,0.7,1.1,0.6,1.6,2.9,1.3,2.1,0.4,0.7,1.4,0.5,4.7,1.8,..,1.1,0.5,1.2,1.1,0.4,0.3,2.7,1.5,1.6,0.6,..,0.8,5.3,3.0,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.6,1.2,1.1,1.0,0.4,1.5,1.3,1.3,0.2,0.7,3.2,3.0,
Notes:
Source: National Statistics Institute