Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
4,292 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
14.1 Thousand persons
Lithuania
Median
177.7 Thousand persons
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,296
What the numbers show
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 4,292 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 14.1 Thousand persons in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 177.7 Thousand persons, and the mean is 753 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 304.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 91.3%), and the largest decrease in Slovak Republic (down 59.7%).
Temporary employees: quarterly data … duration quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4,292 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 3,921 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 3,100 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 2,956 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 2,620 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 2,153 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2,150 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 2,137 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 2,117 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1,443 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1,443 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 707.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 660.9 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 541.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 538.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 410.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 410.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 392.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 359.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 358.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 328.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 322.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 215.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 24 | Hungary | 177.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 167.8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 131.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 51.3% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 124.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 118.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 111.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 111.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 106.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 95.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 89 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 86.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 35 | Slovak Republic | 85.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 74.4 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 73.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 46.2 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 30.2 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 28.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 27 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 26.7 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 24.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 23.3 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 21.5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Estonia | 15.6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 14.1 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 14.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 22,823 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 18,946 Thousand persons