
Volunteer statistics (ILO)*
Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/
2015
Total volunteering by gender
Direct volunteering by gender
Organization-based volunteering by gender
Measurement work
Data source
- 2007
- 2008
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2009
- Labour Force Survey
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2010
- Labour Force Survey
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2011
- Labour Force Survey
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2012
- Labour Force Survey
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2013
- Labour Force Survey
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2014
- Labour Force Survey
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2015
- Labour Force Survey
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2016
- Labour Force Survey
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2017
- Labour Force Survey
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2018
- Labour Force Survey
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2019
- Labour Force Survey
- 2020
- 2021
Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering
Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?
Ley 45/2015, de 14 de octubre, de Voluntariado / Law no. 45/2015 on Volunteering
Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?
No data
Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?
No data
VNR Reporting
Paragraph 1, page 19
In an outstanding exercise of shared construction, on 9 April the Congress of Deputies hosted the most important event in this process, organized by thirteen networks and platforms, three nationwide trade unions, twenty-five civil society organizations and four university research institutes and study centres. Noteworthy among these organizations is the Third-Sector Platform, which includes Spain’s Volunteering Platform, the European Anti-Poverty Network in Spain, the Social Action NGO Platform, the Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities, the Coordination Body for Non-Governmental Development Organizations, (NGDOs), the Platform for Children, the Spanish Red Cross, Caritas, and Spain’s National Organization of the Blind (ONCE).
Paragraph 2, page 26
For example, the Platform of the Third Sector is composed of 20 organizations and represents about 30,000 entities, of which 645,000 workers and 1,300,000 volunteers form part.
Paragraph 3, page 165
Measures implemented by the Community of Madrid: Volunteering Strategy of the Community of Madrid (2017-2021)