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

Germany: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 1,375 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,375 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
1st
of 41 countries
All-time high
1,375 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,083 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany, 2021–2025

05001.0k1.5k2021202320252021: 1.1k Thousand persons2022: 1.2k Thousand persons2023: 1.3k Thousand persons2024: 1.3k Thousand persons2025: 1.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany is 1,375 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over five years.

Germany ranks 1st of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Germany, 2021 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2021 1,083 Thousand persons
2022 1,212 Thousand persons +11.9%
2023 1,262 Thousand persons +4.1%
2024 1,342 Thousand persons +6.3%
2025 1,375 Thousand persons +2.5%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 1,375 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63 Thousand persons, 21.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 1,375 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.5 Thousand persons, 21.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Germany

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

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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 1,375 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1,375 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1,083 Thousand persons in 2021.
How does Germany rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Germany ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Germany 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
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