Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Germany
Germany: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 11.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Germany, 1984–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Germany is 11.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Germany peaked at 14.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 1984.
Germany ranks 19th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1985 | 9.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 11.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 11.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 11.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 11.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 10.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 10.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 10.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 10.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 10.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 11.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 12.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 13.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 12.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 12.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.44 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 14.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 13.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 13.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 11.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 11.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 11.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 11.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 13.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 16 Argentina 12.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 17 Iceland 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 18 Canada 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 20 Belgium 11.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 21 OECD 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 22 Greece 9.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Germany?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Germany was 11.48 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 — temporary employment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1984.
- How does Germany rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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