Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD
European Union (22 countries) in OECD: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment was 86.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD stood at 86.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD peaked at 91.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1984 and was at its lowest, 83.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 91.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1984 | 91.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 91.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 90.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 90.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 89.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 88.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 88.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 88.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 87.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 87.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 83.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 85.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 85.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 86.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 86.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 89.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 91.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 86.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 88.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 83.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 85.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 83.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 84.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 85.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 86.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (22 countries) in OECD
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 94.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Australia 94.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Türkiye 87.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Ireland 92.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 New Zealand 92.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Poland 84.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Russian Federation 92.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Czechia 91.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Netherlands 74.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Austria 91.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for European Union (22 countries) in OECD
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 195,296 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 19.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Gender share of part-time employment 72.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 154,332 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 79.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 154,332 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 84.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 162,325 Persons (2025)
- Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 12,627 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 6.63 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in European Union (22 countries) in OECD was 86.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in European Union (22 countries) in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 91.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1984.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in European Union (22 countries) in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2007.
- How does European Union (22 countries) in OECD rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
- European Union (22 countries) in OECD ranks 9th out of 11 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment rising or falling in European Union (22 countries) in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (22 countries) in OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates