Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 18,327 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,327 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
20,766 Thousand persons
in 2018
All-time low
16,462 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 18,327 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 20,766 Thousand persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16,462 Thousand persons, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16,462 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 16,552 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17,159 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 18,669 Thousand persons | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 19,738 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20,110 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 19,920 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 18,488 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 18,514 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18,755 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17,997 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 17,741 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 18,200 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18,899 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 19,508 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 20,373 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 20,766 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 20,436 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 18,166 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 19,658 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 20,202 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 19,357 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 18,555 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 18,327 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,387 Thousand persons | 16,462 Thousand persons | 20,110 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,119 Thousand persons | 17,741 Thousand persons | 20,766 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,044 Thousand persons | 18,166 Thousand persons | 20,202 Thousand persons | 6 |
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 educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 18,327 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,766 Thousand persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,462 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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