Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium

Belgium: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.3%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
20th
of 45 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2025
All-time low
5.3%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium, 1995–2025

02.557.51012.51995201020251995: 5.3 Percentage1996: 5.9 Percentage1997: 6.3 Percentage1998: 7.8 Percentage1999: 10.3 Percentage2000: 9 Percentage2001: 8.8 Percentage2002: 7.6 Percentage2003: 8.6 Percentage2004: 8.7 Percentage2005: 8.9 Percentage2006: 8.7 Percentage2007: 8.7 Percentage2008: 8.3 Percentage2009: 8.2 Percentage2010: 8.1 Percentage2011: 8.9 Percentage2012: 8.1 Percentage2013: 8.2 Percentage2014: 8.7 Percentage2015: 9 Percentage2016: 9.2 Percentage2017: 10.4 Percentage2018: 10.8 Percentage2019: 10.9 Percentage2020: 10.2 Percentage2021: 10.4 Percentage2022: 9.8 Percentage2023: 9.5 Percentage2024: 10 Percentage2025: 11.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 11.3% for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium peaked at 11.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1995.

That places Belgium 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium, 1995 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
1995 5.3%
1996 5.9% +11.3%
1997 6.3% +6.8%
1998 7.8% +23.8%
1999 10.3% +32.1%
2000 9.0% -12.6%
2001 8.8% -2.2%
2002 7.6% -13.6%
2003 8.6% +13.2%
2004 8.7% +1.2%
2005 8.9% +2.3%
2006 8.7% -2.2%
2007 8.7% +0.0%
2008 8.3% -4.6%
2009 8.2% -1.2%
2010 8.1% -1.2%
2011 8.9% +9.9%
2012 8.1% -9.0%
2013 8.2% +1.2%
2014 8.7% +6.1%
2015 9.0% +3.4%
2016 9.2% +2.2%
2017 10.4% +13.0%
2018 10.8% +3.8%
2019 10.9% +0.9%
2020 10.2% -6.4%
2021 10.4% +2.0%
2022 9.8% -5.8%
2023 9.5% -3.1%
2024 10.0% +5.3%
2025 11.3% +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.1% 5.3% 10.3% 5
2000s 8.6% 7.6% 9.0% 10
2010s 9.2% 8.1% 10.9% 10
2020s 10.2% 9.5% 11.3% 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 17 Türkiye 12.2% compare
  2. 18 Germany 11.5% compare
  3. 18 Iceland 11.5% compare
  4. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.3% compare
  5. 22 Slovenia 9.9% compare
  6. 22 Slovenia 9.9% compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

More work & labour data for Belgium

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium?
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium was 11.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
Belgium ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/temporary-employees-by-citizenship-percent-of-total-employees/belgium/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/temporary-employees-by-citizenship-percent-of-total-employees/belgium/">Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Belgium</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,280 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed