Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 3,354 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3,354 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 18.8%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
4,132 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
2,770 Thousand persons
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 3,354 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 4,132 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,770 Thousand persons, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2,770 Thousand persons | — |
| 2004 | 2,997 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 3,269 Thousand persons | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 3,370 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3,581 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3,525 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,490 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,418 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,479 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,466 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,546 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,551 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,580 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,718 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3,930 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3,999 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,132 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3,354 Thousand persons | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,286 Thousand persons | 2,770 Thousand persons | 3,581 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,682 Thousand persons | 3,418 Thousand persons | 4,132 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,354 Thousand persons | 3,354 Thousand persons | 3,354 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 United Kingdom 1,252 Thousand persons compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1,252 Thousand persons compare
- 3 Germany 1,069 Thousand persons compare
- 4 Netherlands 1,063 Thousand persons compare
- 4 Netherlands 1,063 Thousand persons compare
- 6 Türkiye 627 Thousand persons compare
- 7 France 531 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 3,354 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,132 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,770 Thousand persons in 2003.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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