Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 5,687 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,687 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
5,687 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,766 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k2021202320252021: 4.8k Thousand persons2022: 5.2k Thousand persons2023: 5.5k Thousand persons2024: 5.6k Thousand persons2025: 5.7k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 5,687 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over five years.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2021 4,766 Thousand persons
2022 5,246 Thousand persons +10.1%
2023 5,481 Thousand persons +4.5%
2024 5,572 Thousand persons +1.7%
2025 5,687 Thousand persons +2.1%

Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

  1. 1 Germany 1,375 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 Netherlands 1,185 Thousand persons compare
  3. 2 Netherlands 1,185 Thousand persons compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 776 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 5,687 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The highest recorded value was 5,687 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 4,766 Thousand persons in 2021.
How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 232 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed