Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract was 18,114 Thousand persons in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
18,114 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
21,033 Thousand persons
in 2018
All-time low
16,520 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
25
2002–2026
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 18,114 Thousand persons for temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in 2026.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 21,033 Thousand persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16,520 Thousand persons, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16,520 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 16,607 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17,223 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 19,146 Thousand persons | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 20,236 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20,376 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19,571 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 18,591 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 18,765 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 18,960 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 17,946 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 17,880 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18,444 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19,304 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20,016 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20,941 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 21,033 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20,776 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 18,674 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 20,499 Thousand persons | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 19,801 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 19,479 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18,582 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 18,723 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 18,114 Thousand persons | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,534 Thousand persons | 16,520 Thousand persons | 20,376 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,406 Thousand persons | 17,880 Thousand persons | 21,033 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,125 Thousand persons | 18,114 Thousand persons | 20,499 Thousand persons | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 18,114 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by duration of the employment contract recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 21,033 Thousand persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by duration of the employment contract recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,520 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for temporary employees by duration of the employment contract?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2026.
- Is temporary employees by duration of the employment contract rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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