Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
13,138 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
7 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
156 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
848
What the numbers show
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 13,138 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 7 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 156 Thousand persons, and the mean is 1,183 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,877.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 66.2%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 53.5%).
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13,138 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | France | 5,260 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 4,772 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 4,269 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4,257 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 3,732 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 3,106 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2,048 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 1,437 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 1,401 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 1,264 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 1,241 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 1,161 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Denmark | 861 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 745 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 577 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 529 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 493 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 408 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 299 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 224 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 186 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 156 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 156 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 136 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 128 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 110 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 101 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 98 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 97 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 97 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 92 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 88 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 87 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 75 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 70 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 66 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 60 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 44 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 43 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 41 | Malta | 38 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 7 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.5% | 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) 39,142 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 34,843 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 34,783 Thousand persons