Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children was 4.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.6
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
4.6
in 2025
All-time low
2.3
in 2007
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 4.6 for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 4.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.4 | — |
| 2007 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1 | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.48 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Denmark 20.2 compare
- 2 Netherlands 14.8 compare
- 2 Netherlands 14.8 compare
- 4 Sweden 8.6 compare
- 5 Finland 7.1 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2007.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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