Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France

France: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 5,240 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
5,240
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
5,240
in 2026
All-time low
4,452
in 2003
Years of data
24
2003–2026

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France, 2003–2026

02.0k4.0k6.0k2003201420262003: 4.5k2004: 4.5k2005: 4.6k2006: 4.7k2007: 4.8k2008: 4.7k2009: 4.9k2010: 4.8k2011: 4.9k2012: 4.9k2013: 5.1k2014: 5.1k2015: 5.0k2016: 5.0k2017: 5.0k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.0k2020: 4.7k2021: 4.9k2022: 4.8k2023: 5.0k2024: 5.0k2025: 5.2k2026: 5.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

France recorded 5,240 for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in 2026. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France peaked at 5,240 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 4,452, in 2003.

France ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France, 2003 to 2026.
Year Value Change
2003 4,452
2004 4,531 +1.8%
2005 4,561 +0.7%
2006 4,712 +3.3%
2007 4,777 +1.4%
2008 4,680 -2.0%
2009 4,882 +4.3%
2010 4,850 -0.7%
2011 4,920 +1.4%
2012 4,861 -1.2%
2013 5,065 +4.2%
2014 5,085 +0.4%
2015 5,042 -0.8%
2016 5,009 -0.7%
2017 5,030 +0.4%
2018 4,981 -1.0%
2019 4,976 -0.1%
2020 4,736 -4.8%
2021 4,910 +3.7%
2022 4,846 -1.3%
2023 4,978 +2.7%
2024 5,033 +1.1%
2025 5,176 +2.8%
2026 5,240 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,656 4,452 4,882 7
2010s 4,982 4,850 5,085 10
2020s 4,988 4,736 5,240 7

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Germany 13,207 compare
  2. 3 Netherlands 4,257 compare
  3. 4 Italy 3,676 compare
  4. 5 Spain 3,023 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in France was 5,240 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 5,240 in 2026.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 4,452 in 2003.
How does France rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
France ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2026.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 668 data points, 2003–2026
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