Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
9,816
Germany
Lowest
9
Montenegro
Median
334
Years covered
28
1993–2020
Data points
1,153

What the numbers show

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 9,816 in Germany; the lowest is 9 in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 334, and the mean is 1,471.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,091.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 16 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 (1993–2020): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 9,816 2020 down 1.3% rising
2 United Kingdom 8,371 2019 up 11.5% rising
2 United Kingdom 8,371 2019 up 11.5% rising
4 France 4,735 2020 up 0.9% rising
5 Metropolitan France 4,624 2020 up 1.1% rising
6 Netherlands 4,611 2020 up 14.5% rising
6 Netherlands 4,611 2020 up 14.5% rising
8 Italy 4,153 2020 up 23.6% rising
9 Türkiye 3,291 2020 up 26.8% rising
10 Spain 2,690 2020 up 10.7% rising
11 Switzerland 1,846 2020 up 26.2% rising
12 Sweden 1,226 2020 up 0.5% rising
13 Austria 1,188 2020 up 18.2% rising
14 Belgium 1,187 2020 up 10.8% rising
15 Poland 1,087 2020 down 14.7% falling
15 Poland 1,087 2020 down 14.7% falling
17 Norway 705 2020 down 0.7% rising
18 Denmark 697 2020 up 2.5% rising
19 Romania 581 2020 down 40.3% falling
20 Portugal 436 2020 down 14.0% rising
21 Ireland 434 2020 down 0.7% rising
22 Finland 414 2020 up 15.6% rising
23 Czechia 355 2020 up 25.9% rising
24 Greece 334 2020 up 18.4% rising
25 Serbia 313 2020 up 5.4% rising
25 Serbia 313 2020 up 5.4% rising
27 Hungary 248 2020 up 12.7% rising
28 Slovakia 124 2020 up 36.3% rising
28 Slovakia 124 2020 up 36.3% rising
30 Lithuania 95 2020 down 5.9% falling
30 Lithuania 95 2020 down 5.9% falling
32 Estonia 87 2020 up 38.1% rising
32 Estonia 87 2020 up 38.1% rising
34 Latvia 86 2020 up 3.6% falling
34 Latvia 86 2020 up 3.6% falling
36 Slovenia 85 2020 down 20.6% rising
36 Slovenia 85 2020 down 20.6% rising
38 Croatia 79 2020 down 41.9% falling
38 Croatia 79 2020 down 41.9% falling
40 Bulgaria 63 2020 down 13.7% rising
41 Luxembourg 53 2020 up 35.9% rising
42 Iceland 46 2020 up 21.1% rising
42 Cyprus 46 2020 up 27.8% rising
44 North Macedonia 32 2020 down 13.5% falling
44 North Macedonia 32 2020 down 13.5% falling
46 Malta 31 2020 up 55.0% rising
47 Montenegro 9 2020 unchanged rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,153 data points, 1993–2020
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