Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 30,638 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
30,638 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.4%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
33,465 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
22,404 Thousand persons
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 30,638 Thousand persons, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 33,465 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22,404 Thousand persons, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22,404 Thousand persons | — |
| 2004 | 24,043 Thousand persons | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 25,552 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 26,818 Thousand persons | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 27,602 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28,033 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28,323 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 28,743 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 29,473 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30,164 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 31,074 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31,420 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 31,890 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 32,412 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 32,814 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32,896 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 33,465 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30,638 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,111 Thousand persons | 22,404 Thousand persons | 28,323 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2010s | 31,435 Thousand persons | 28,743 Thousand persons | 33,465 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,638 Thousand persons | 30,638 Thousand persons | 30,638 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 9,816 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom 8,371 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom 8,371 Thousand persons compare
- 4 France 4,735 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Metropolitan France 4,624 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 4,611 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 4,611 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 30,638 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 33,465 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,404 Thousand persons in 2003.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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