Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Italy

Italy: Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 2,517 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,517 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
5th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,017 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
1,016 Thousand persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Italy, 1995–2025

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1995201020251995: 1.0k Thousand persons1996: 1.0k Thousand persons1997: 1.1k Thousand persons1998: 1.2k Thousand persons1999: 1.4k Thousand persons2000: 1.5k Thousand persons2001: 1.5k Thousand persons2002: 1.6k Thousand persons2003: 1.5k Thousand persons2004: 1.9k Thousand persons2005: 2.0k Thousand persons2006: 2.2k Thousand persons2007: 2.2k Thousand persons2008: 2.3k Thousand persons2009: 2.1k Thousand persons2010: 2.1k Thousand persons2011: 2.2k Thousand persons2012: 2.3k Thousand persons2013: 2.2k Thousand persons2014: 2.3k Thousand persons2015: 2.4k Thousand persons2016: 2.4k Thousand persons2017: 2.7k Thousand persons2018: 3.0k Thousand persons2019: 3.0k Thousand persons2020: 2.6k Thousand persons2021: 2.9k Thousand persons2022: 3.0k Thousand persons2023: 2.9k Thousand persons2024: 2.7k Thousand persons2025: 2.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 2,517 Thousand persons for temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Italy peaked at 3,017 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,016 Thousand persons, in 1995.

Italy ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Italy, 1995 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
1995 1,016 Thousand persons
1996 1,045 Thousand persons +2.9%
1997 1,133 Thousand persons +8.4%
1998 1,226 Thousand persons +8.2%
1999 1,442 Thousand persons +17.6%
2000 1,518 Thousand persons +5.3%
2001 1,466 Thousand persons -3.4%
2002 1,551 Thousand persons +5.8%
2003 1,520 Thousand persons -2.0%
2004 1,913 Thousand persons +25.9%
2005 1,998 Thousand persons +4.4%
2006 2,185 Thousand persons +9.3%
2007 2,218 Thousand persons +1.5%
2008 2,275 Thousand persons +2.6%
2009 2,110 Thousand persons -7.3%
2010 2,127 Thousand persons +0.8%
2011 2,240 Thousand persons +5.3%
2012 2,324 Thousand persons +3.8%
2013 2,188 Thousand persons -5.9%
2014 2,269 Thousand persons +3.7%
2015 2,372 Thousand persons +4.5%
2016 2,413 Thousand persons +1.7%
2017 2,708 Thousand persons +12.2%
2018 2,984 Thousand persons +10.2%
2019 3,000 Thousand persons +0.5%
2020 2,610 Thousand persons -13.0%
2021 2,875 Thousand persons +10.2%
2022 3,017 Thousand persons +4.9%
2023 2,941 Thousand persons -2.5%
2024 2,736 Thousand persons -7.0%
2025 2,517 Thousand persons -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,172 Thousand persons 1,016 Thousand persons 1,442 Thousand persons 5
2000s 1,875 Thousand persons 1,466 Thousand persons 2,275 Thousand persons 10
2010s 2,463 Thousand persons 2,127 Thousand persons 3,000 Thousand persons 10
2020s 2,783 Thousand persons 2,517 Thousand persons 3,017 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 France 3,804 Thousand persons compare
  2. 3 Spain 2,875 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 2,804 Thousand persons compare
  4. 6 Poland 2,147 Thousand persons compare
  5. 6 Poland 2,147 Thousand persons compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 2,045 Thousand persons compare
  7. 8 Netherlands 2,045 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Italy?
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Italy was 2,517 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3,017 Thousand persons in 2022.
What is the lowest temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,016 Thousand persons in 1995.
How does Italy rank for temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
Italy ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,280 data points, 1995–2025
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