Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition was 4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 4.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 persons having a second job by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 3.0% | +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 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 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 Norway 13.7% compare
- 5 Sweden 8.6% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure 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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 persons having a second job by household composition?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 persons having a second job by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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