# Temporary employees share

Employees aged 15 to 64 with a temporary job or a fixed-term contract, as a percentage of all employees aged 15 to 64. A job is temporary when employer and employee agree that it ends on a set date, on completion of a task or on the return of a worker who is being replaced.

## Key facts

- Temporary employees share in the European Union (27) was 12.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- The Netherlands had the highest temporary employees share of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 25.5%, and Lithuania the lowest, at 1.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2009 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `temporary_employees_share`
- Unit: %
- Note: Counts employees only; self-employed people are excluded. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/temporary-employees-share
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/temporary_employees_share

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2025 | 12.6 | Eurostat. Employees with a temporary contract as a percentage of all employees, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_pt_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/temporary-employees-share/eu-countries.md) (27 places)