Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
16.2%
in 2006
All-time low
13.3%
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 13.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 16.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.3% | — |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 30.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 25.8% compare
- 2 Netherlands 25.8% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 19.1% 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 temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 13.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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.
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