Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
9,816 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
9 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
355 Thousand persons
Years covered
28
1993–2020
Data points
1,131
What the numbers show
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 9,816 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 9 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 355 Thousand persons, and the mean is 1,529 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,091.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 55.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 41.9%).
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 9,816 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 8,371 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,371 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | France | 4,735 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 5 | Metropolitan France | 4,624 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 4,611 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 4,611 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 4,153 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 3,291 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 2,690 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1,846 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 1,226 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 1,188 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 1,187 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 1,087 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 1,087 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 705 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 697 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 581 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 436 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 434 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 414 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 355 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 334 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 313 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 248 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 124 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 124 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 95 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 95 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 87 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 87 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 86 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 86 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 85 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 85 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 79 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 79 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 63 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 46 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 46 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 32 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 31 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 9 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 46,166 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 43,094 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 34,831 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 30,638 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 30,574 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 30,495 Thousand persons