Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
2,115 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
1.7 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
144.35 Thousand persons
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,162

What the numbers show

Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 2,115 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 1.7 Thousand persons in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 144.35 Thousand persons, and the mean is 326.75 Thousand persons.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,244.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 153.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 68.1%).

Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 2,115 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.7% rising
2 Türkiye 1,384 Thousand persons 2025 up 58.9% rising
3 France 1,367 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.6% rising
4 United Kingdom 1,129 Thousand persons 2019 down 0.1% rising
5 Netherlands 1,017 Thousand persons 2025 up 40.8% rising
6 Poland 682.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 25.5% falling
7 Spain 577.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 43.0% rising
8 Switzerland 379.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.1% rising
9 Sweden 343.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.0% rising
10 Belgium 314.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 69.9% rising
11 Denmark 298.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 53.9% rising
12 Portugal 281.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.2% falling
13 Austria 255 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.1% rising
14 Finland 200.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.1% rising
15 Serbia 194.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 46.9% rising
16 Norway 191.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.9% rising
17 Italy 184.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 39.1% rising
18 Czechia 168.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 46.6% rising
19 Ireland 119.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 153.3% volatile
20 Lithuania 80.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.2% falling
21 Hungary 79 Thousand persons 2025 up 68.8% falling
22 Greece 57 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.7% falling
23 Latvia 45.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 6.6% falling
24 Slovakia 45.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 99.1% rising
25 Estonia 45 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.0% rising
26 Romania 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 68.1% volatile
27 Slovenia 34.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.3% rising
28 Croatia 26.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 29.6% falling
29 Iceland 25.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.2% falling
30 Malta 16.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 88.5% rising
31 Bulgaria 16 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.9% volatile
32 Luxembourg 15 Thousand persons 2025 up 50.0% volatile
33 Cyprus 12.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.5% falling
34 North Macedonia 11.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 24.7% falling
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.3 Thousand persons 2025 falling
36 Montenegro 1.7 Thousand persons 2020 up 21.4% falling

About this data

Indicator
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,162 data points, 1983–2025
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