Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job was 6,827 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,827 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
6,827 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
3,821 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 6,827 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 6,827 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,821 Thousand persons, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,821 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 3,831 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,230 Thousand persons | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 4,518 Thousand persons | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 4,681 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 5,025 Thousand persons | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 5,165 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4,959 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4,802 Thousand persons | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5,002 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 5,015 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,741 Thousand persons | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 5,864 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5,906 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,122 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 6,186 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,272 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6,444 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,901 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 6,074 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 6,335 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 6,486 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 6,641 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 6,827 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,529 Thousand persons | 3,821 Thousand persons | 5,165 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,735 Thousand persons | 4,802 Thousand persons | 6,444 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,377 Thousand persons | 5,901 Thousand persons | 6,827 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 2,115 Thousand persons compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,384 Thousand persons compare
- 3 France 1,367 Thousand persons compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,129 Thousand persons compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1,129 Thousand persons 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 persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 6,827 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a second job by occupation in the first job recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,827 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a second job by occupation in the first job recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,821 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons having a second job by occupation in the first job?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a second job by occupation in the first job rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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