Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
8.6%
Montenegro
Lowest
0.1%
Bulgaria
Median
0.9%
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
804
What the numbers show
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 8.6% in Montenegro; the lowest is 0.1% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 86.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 196.6%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 89.7%).
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 8.6% | 2020 | up 196.6% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 6.7% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 4 | France | 3.9% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 3.8% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 3.7% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 3.3% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 2.4% | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 2.4% | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 1.6% | 2025 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 14 | Denmark | 1.4% | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.4% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.2% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 1.1% | 2025 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2025 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2025 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 25 | Malta | 0.8% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 0.8% | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 0.7% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 0.7% | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 0.6% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 0.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2025 | down 87.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.