Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Ireland
Ireland: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts was 7.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Ireland is 7.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Ireland peaked at 10.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, in 2024.
That places Ireland 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.55 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.05 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 7.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 11 Belgium 9.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Greece 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 13 Austria 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 15 Russia 7.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 16 Czechia 6.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 17 United Kingdom 5.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Ireland?
- Temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Ireland was 7.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2011.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>