Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Temporary employees by country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 13.3, measured in 2025. 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 country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -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 | 15.24 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.26 | 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
- 4 North Macedonia 19.1 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Temporary employees by country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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