Temporary employees by occupation - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
4,342
Germany
Lowest
14.1
Lithuania
Median
191.9
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,006
What the numbers show
Temporary employees by occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 4,342 in Germany; the lowest is 14.1 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 191.9, and the mean is 703.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 308.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 70.5%), and the largest decrease in Slovak Republic (down 59.7%).
Temporary employees by occupation - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4,342 | 2026 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 3,744 | 2026 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 2,814 | 2026 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 2,442 | 2026 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 2,137 | 2026 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 2,117 | 2026 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,443 | 2020 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Portugal | 632 | 2026 | down 26.0% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 602.4 | 2026 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 531.4 | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 502.6 | 2026 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 393.7 | 2026 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 367.3 | 2026 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 313.2 | 2026 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 302.2 | 2026 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 291.7 | 2026 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 224.8 | 2026 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 191.9 | 2026 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 174.5 | 2026 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 147.8 | 2026 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 124.4 | 2026 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 116.5 | 2026 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 114.4 | 2026 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 104.3 | 2026 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 89 | 2026 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 26 | Slovak Republic | 85.5 | 2026 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 66.4 | 2026 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 54.6 | 2026 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 46.2 | 2020 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 26.2 | 2026 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 25.4 | 2026 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Latvia | 21.5 | 2026 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 17.5 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 15.6 | 2026 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 14.1 | 2026 | down 14.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 2,357