Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
29.0%
Montenegro
Lowest
1.1%
Lithuania
Median
11.0%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,296
What the numbers show
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 29.0% in Montenegro; the lowest is 1.1% in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.0%, and the mean is 11.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 67.6%), and the largest decrease in Slovak Republic (down 61.0%).
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19.2% | 2026 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 19.2% | 2026 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 18.4% | 2026 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 18.4% | 2026 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 15.8% | 2026 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 15.7% | 2026 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 15.5% | 2026 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 11 | France | 15.4% | 2026 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 15.3% | 2026 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 15.1% | 2026 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 14.7% | 2026 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 14.5% | 2026 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 13.7% | 2026 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 13.4% | 2026 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 13.1% | 2026 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 12.9% | 2026 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 12.3% | 2026 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 11.4% | 2026 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 11.2% | 2026 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 11.2% | 2026 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 11.0% | 2026 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 10.3% | 2026 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.1% | 2026 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 9.7% | 2026 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 9.1% | 2026 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 8.8% | 2026 | down 57.1% | flat |
| 29 | Czechia | 8.8% | 2026 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 31 | Croatia | 8.5% | 2026 | down 58.5% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 8.2% | 2026 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 7.8% | 2026 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 6.9% | 2026 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 5.2% | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 5.2% | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 4.4% | 2026 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 4.1% | 2026 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovakia | 4.0% | 2026 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 40 | Slovak Republic | 3.9% | 2026 | down 61.0% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 3.8% | 2026 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 3.0% | 2026 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 2.9% | 2026 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 2.6% | 2026 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 2.1% | 2026 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 1.8% | 2026 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 47 | 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.