Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye

Türkiye: Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract was 2,846 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,846 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,846 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,369 Thousand persons
in 2009
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye, 2006–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2006201520252006: 1.5k Thousand persons2007: 1.5k Thousand persons2008: 1.4k Thousand persons2009: 1.4k Thousand persons2010: 1.6k Thousand persons2011: 1.8k Thousand persons2012: 1.9k Thousand persons2013: 2.0k Thousand persons2014: 2.2k Thousand persons2015: 2.3k Thousand persons2016: 2.4k Thousand persons2017: 2.5k Thousand persons2018: 2.5k Thousand persons2019: 2.2k Thousand persons2020: 2.0k Thousand persons2021: 2.3k Thousand persons2022: 2.3k Thousand persons2023: 2.5k Thousand persons2024: 2.7k Thousand persons2025: 2.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye is 2,846 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye peaked at 2,846 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,369 Thousand persons, in 2009.

That places Türkiye 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye, 2006 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2006 1,500 Thousand persons
2007 1,492 Thousand persons -0.5%
2008 1,445 Thousand persons -3.1%
2009 1,369 Thousand persons -5.3%
2010 1,576 Thousand persons +15.2%
2011 1,819 Thousand persons +15.4%
2012 1,881 Thousand persons +3.4%
2013 1,950 Thousand persons +3.7%
2014 2,218 Thousand persons +13.7%
2015 2,349 Thousand persons +5.9%
2016 2,436 Thousand persons +3.7%
2017 2,520 Thousand persons +3.5%
2018 2,452 Thousand persons -2.7%
2019 2,220 Thousand persons -9.5%
2020 2,029 Thousand persons -8.6%
2021 2,341 Thousand persons +15.4%
2022 2,314 Thousand persons -1.2%
2023 2,474 Thousand persons +6.9%
2024 2,698 Thousand persons +9.1%
2025 2,846 Thousand persons +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,451 Thousand persons 1,369 Thousand persons 1,500 Thousand persons 4
2010s 2,142 Thousand persons 1,576 Thousand persons 2,520 Thousand persons 10
2020s 2,450 Thousand persons 2,029 Thousand persons 2,846 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Germany 4,457 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 France 3,896 Thousand persons compare
  3. 3 Spain 2,898 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Italy 2,550 Thousand persons compare
  5. 6 Poland 2,218 Thousand persons compare
  6. 6 Poland 2,218 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye?
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract in Türkiye was 2,846 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by duration of the employment contract recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 2,846 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest temporary employees by duration of the employment contract recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 1,369 Thousand persons in 2009.
How does Türkiye rank for temporary employees by duration of the employment contract?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by duration of the employment contract rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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Indicator
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,437 data points, 1983–2025
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