Temporary employees by occupation by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
4,457
Germany
Lowest
20.1
Latvia
Median
227.5
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,163
What the numbers show
Temporary employees by occupation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 4,457 in Germany; the lowest is 20.1 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 227.5, and the mean is 729.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 222.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 103.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovak Republic (down 57.4%).
Temporary employees by occupation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4,457 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 2 | France | 3,896 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 2,898 | 2025 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 2,550 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 2,218 | 2025 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 2,111 | 2025 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1,422 | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 672.9 | 2025 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 635.7 | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 531.2 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 493.6 | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 422 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 359.7 | 2025 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 350 | 2025 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 328.8 | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 328.5 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 299.4 | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 227.5 | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 187.8 | 2025 | down 55.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 178.2 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 128.7 | 2025 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 124.9 | 2025 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 112.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 110 | 2025 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovak Republic | 92.8 | 2025 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 84.6 | 2025 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 70.8 | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 65.5 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 52.6 | 2020 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 27.2 | 2025 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Malta | 26.7 | 2025 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 23.5 | 2025 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 22.3 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 21.1 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 20.1 | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 2,846