Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
13,207
Germany
Lowest
7
Montenegro
Median
249
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
668
What the numbers show
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 13,207 in Germany; the lowest is 7 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 249, and the mean is 1,230.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,887.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 44.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 46.0%).
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13,207 | 2026 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 2 | France | 5,240 | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4,257 | 2026 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 3,676 | 2026 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 3,023 | 2026 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1,999 | 2026 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 1,413 | 2026 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 1,345 | 2026 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 1,241 | 2026 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 1,136 | 2026 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 846 | 2026 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 718 | 2026 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 549 | 2026 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 504 | 2026 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 493 | 2026 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 395 | 2026 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 279 | 2026 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 219 | 2026 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 188 | 2026 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 171 | 2026 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 136 | 2026 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 101 | 2026 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 98 | 2026 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 97 | 2026 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 87 | 2026 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 70 | 2026 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 61 | 2026 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 59 | 2026 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 52 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 43 | 2026 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 38 | 2026 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 2026 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 24 | 2026 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 7 | 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) 38,802
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 34,608
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 34,549
- Türkiye 4,636