Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany

Germany: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 9,816 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9,816 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 18.0%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
11,965 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
5,442 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany, 1993–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1993200620201993: 5.4k Thousand persons1994: 5.7k Thousand persons1995: 5.8k Thousand persons1996: 5.9k Thousand persons1997: 6.2k Thousand persons1998: 6.5k Thousand persons1999: 6.8k Thousand persons2000: 7.1k Thousand persons2001: 7.4k Thousand persons2002: 7.6k Thousand persons2003: 7.8k Thousand persons2004: 8.1k Thousand persons2005: 8.7k Thousand persons2006: 9.6k Thousand persons2007: 9.9k Thousand persons2008: 9.9k Thousand persons2009: 10.0k Thousand persons2010: 9.9k Thousand persons2011: 10.3k Thousand persons2012: 10.4k Thousand persons2013: 10.9k Thousand persons2014: 10.9k Thousand persons2015: 11.1k Thousand persons2016: 11.4k Thousand persons2017: 11.6k Thousand persons2018: 11.7k Thousand persons2019: 12.0k Thousand persons2020: 9.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Germany recorded 9,816 Thousand persons for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany peaked at 11,965 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,442 Thousand persons, in 1993.

That places Germany 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in Germany, 1993 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1993 5,442 Thousand persons
1994 5,657 Thousand persons +4.0%
1995 5,810 Thousand persons +2.7%
1996 5,917 Thousand persons +1.8%
1997 6,196 Thousand persons +4.7%
1998 6,520 Thousand persons +5.2%
1999 6,835 Thousand persons +4.8%
2000 7,096 Thousand persons +3.8%
2001 7,385 Thousand persons +4.1%
2002 7,557 Thousand persons +2.3%
2003 7,786 Thousand persons +3.0%
2004 8,089 Thousand persons +3.9%
2005 8,695 Thousand persons +7.5%
2006 9,565 Thousand persons +10.0%
2007 9,853 Thousand persons +3.0%
2008 9,912 Thousand persons +0.6%
2009 9,971 Thousand persons +0.6%
2010 9,945 Thousand persons -0.3%
2011 10,313 Thousand persons +3.7%
2012 10,410 Thousand persons +0.9%
2013 10,855 Thousand persons +4.3%
2014 10,908 Thousand persons +0.5%
2015 11,124 Thousand persons +2.0%
2016 11,406 Thousand persons +2.5%
2017 11,591 Thousand persons +1.6%
2018 11,666 Thousand persons +0.6%
2019 11,965 Thousand persons +2.6%
2020 9,816 Thousand persons -18.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,054 Thousand persons 5,442 Thousand persons 6,835 Thousand persons 7
2000s 8,591 Thousand persons 7,096 Thousand persons 9,971 Thousand persons 10
2010s 11,018 Thousand persons 9,945 Thousand persons 11,965 Thousand persons 10
2020s 9,816 Thousand persons 9,816 Thousand persons 9,816 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,371 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 8,371 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 France 4,735 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany was 9,816 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 11,965 Thousand persons in 2019.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5,442 Thousand persons in 1993.
How does Germany rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Germany ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,131 data points, 1993–2020
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