Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
1,252
United Kingdom
Lowest
2
North Macedonia
Median
30
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,173
What the numbers show
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 1,252 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 2 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 30, and the mean is 213.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 626.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 61.8%).
Part-time employment: quarterly data (1992–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1,252 | 2020 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1,252 | 2020 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 1,069 | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1,063 | 2020 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1,063 | 2020 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 627 | 2020 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 7 | France | 531 | 2020 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 8 | Metropolitan France | 518 | 2020 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 331 | 2020 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 258 | 2020 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 236 | 2020 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 230 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 182 | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 156 | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 113 | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 113 | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 105 | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 105 | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 105 | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 99 | 2020 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 54 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 54 | 2020 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Greece | 33 | 2020 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 27 | 2020 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 19 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 19 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 17 | 2020 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 28 | Iceland | 15 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 14 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 14 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 13 | 2020 | down 61.8% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 13 | 2020 | down 61.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 12 | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 12 | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 12 | 2020 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 12 | 2020 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2020 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 8 | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 8 | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 7 | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 7 | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 6 | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 5 | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.