Libraries Statistics
National results
Number of persons working for Libraries by type of library and type of personnel.
Units: number of persons

	Personnel included on the staff: Total	Personnel included on the staff: Professional librarians	Personnel included on the staff: Library assistants	Personnel included on the staff: Specialised personnel	Personnel included on the staff: Other personnel	Personnel not included on the staff: Total	Personnel not included on the staff: Interns	Personnel not included on the staff: Volunteers	
Total	24,941	7,460	10,548	1,820	5,113	3,515	1,547	1,968	
National	419	171	141	82	25	79	59	20	
Autonomous communities central Libraries	391	160	72	63	96	21	21	0	
Public	13,385	3,100	6,603	712	2,970	1,668	454	1,214	
For specific groups of users (non-specialised)	380	25	137	24	194	245	16	229	
Libraries in higher education institutions	5,891	2,528	2,793	229	341	752	726	26	
Specialised Libraries: Total	4,475	1,476	802	710	1,487	750	271	479	
Specialised Libraries: In religious institutions	267	119	57	26	65	149	11	138	
Specialised Libraries: In the administration	1,026	352	204	170	300	93	58	35	
Specialised Libraries: In research centres	362	159	126	19	58	44	30	14	
Specialised Libraries: In professional associations and colleges	357	81	40	37	199	87	24	63	
Specialised Libraries: In commercial companies or firms	117	68	16	22	11	6	4	2	
Specialised Libraries: In archives and museums	691	210	130	105	246	110	48	62	
Specialised Libraries: In health centres	257	91	67	27	72	21	2	19	
Specialised Libraries: Other specialised Libraries	1,398	396	162	304	536	240	94	146	
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Source: National Statistics Institute