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 18,774 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,774 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
20,979 Thousand persons
in 2018
All-time low
16,520 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 18,774 Thousand persons.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 20,979 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 24 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 | 18,738 Thousand persons | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 19,829 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 20,204 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20,029 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 18,600 Thousand persons | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 18,622 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18,875 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 18,133 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 17,895 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 18,369 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 19,065 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 19,690 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20,567 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 20,979 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 20,673 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 18,425 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 19,948 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 20,539 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 19,744 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 18,963 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 18,774 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,469 Thousand persons | 16,520 Thousand persons | 20,204 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,287 Thousand persons | 17,895 Thousand persons | 20,979 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,399 Thousand persons | 18,425 Thousand persons | 20,539 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
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 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 18,774 Thousand persons in 2025, 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 20,979 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 2025.
- 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 1.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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