Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008) by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
5.0%
Sweden
Lowest
0.2%
Romania
Median
1.1%
Years covered
9
2000–2008
Data points
341
What the numbers show
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 5.0% in Sweden; the lowest is 0.2% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 2.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 175.0%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 75.0%).
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 5.0% | 2008 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 4.9% | 2008 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 4.9% | 2008 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 4 | France | 4.8% | 2008 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 4.5% | 2008 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 4.2% | 2008 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 4.2% | 2008 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2008 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 3.8% | 2008 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 3.6% | 2008 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 3.5% | 2008 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 3.5% | 2008 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 2.8% | 2008 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 14 | Italy | 2.2% | 2008 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 1.6% | 2008 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2008 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2008 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 1.3% | 2008 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 1.2% | 2008 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2008 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 1.1% | 2008 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2008 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.1% | 2008 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2008 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2008 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2008 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2008 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2008 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 0.8% | 2008 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2008 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 0.7% | 2008 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2008 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2008 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2008 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2008 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2008 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2008 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2008 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 0.2% | 2008 | up 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.