Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
1,375 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
3 Thousand persons
North Macedonia
Median
27 Thousand persons
Years covered
17
2009–2025
Data points
232
What the numbers show
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 1,375 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 3 Thousand persons in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 27 Thousand persons, and the mean is 204.12 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 458.
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1,375 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1,185 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1,185 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 776 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | France | 626 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 526 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 290 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 274 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 265 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 241 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 198 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 198 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 196 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 165 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 156 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 137 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 131 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 64 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 63 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 35 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 27 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 23 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 17 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 14 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 11 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 11 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 10 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 8 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 8 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 7 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 7 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 7 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 3 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,687 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,846 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4,837 Thousand persons