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Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
29.0%
Montenegro
Lowest
1.1%
Lithuania
Median
9.1%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,257

What the numbers show

Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 29.0% in Montenegro; the lowest is 1.1% in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 10.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 67.6%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 61.0%).

Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 29.0% 2020 up 67.6% rising
2 Netherlands 26.0% 2026 up 20.9% rising
2 Netherlands 26.0% 2026 up 20.9% rising
4 North Macedonia 19.6% 2026 up 33.3% rising
5 Serbia 17.9% 2026 down 22.8% rising
6 Poland 15.3% 2026 down 42.9% rising
6 Poland 15.3% 2026 down 42.9% rising
8 Spain 14.8% 2026 down 44.2% falling
8 France 14.8% 2026 down 8.1% rising
10 Cyprus 14.5% 2026 down 0.7% rising
11 Portugal 14.1% 2026 down 36.5% falling
12 Finland 13.2% 2026 down 9.0% flat
12 Switzerland 13.2% 2026 down 2.2% rising
14 Italy 13.0% 2026 down 10.3% rising
15 Sweden 12.7% 2026 down 22.1% flat
16 Belgium 11.6% 2026 up 20.8% rising
17 Germany 11.2% 2026 down 17.6% falling
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.8% 2026 down 20.6% falling
19 Denmark 10.6% 2026 down 15.2% rising
20 Türkiye 10.4% 2026 down 19.4% flat
21 Slovenia 10.3% 2026 down 38.3% falling
21 Slovenia 10.3% 2026 down 38.3% falling
23 Iceland 9.1% 2025 down 12.5% rising
24 Luxembourg 8.9% 2026 down 5.3% rising
25 Malta 8.8% 2026 up 7.3% rising
26 Croatia 8.5% 2026 down 58.5% flat
26 Croatia 8.5% 2026 down 58.5% flat
28 Czechia 8.3% 2026 down 19.4% falling
29 Austria 8.0% 2026 down 10.1% flat
30 Greece 7.3% 2026 down 27.0% falling
31 Norway 7.0% 2026 down 14.6% falling
32 Ireland 6.2% 2026 down 27.9% rising
33 United Kingdom 5.2% 2020 down 16.1% falling
33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.2% 2020 down 16.1% falling
35 Hungary 4.3% 2026 down 53.8% falling
36 Slovakia 3.9% 2026 down 61.0% rising
36 Slovakia 3.9% 2026 down 61.0% rising
38 Latvia 2.9% 2026 down 12.1% volatile
38 Latvia 2.9% 2026 down 12.1% volatile
40 Estonia 2.6% 2026 down 13.3% rising
40 Estonia 2.6% 2026 down 13.3% rising
42 Bulgaria 2.2% 2026 down 38.9% falling
43 Romania 1.6% 2026 up 23.1% falling
44 Lithuania 1.1% 2026 down 21.4% volatile
44 Lithuania 1.1% 2026 down 21.4% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,257 data points, 1998–2026
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