Data for 2018
Share of Temporary Employees, 2018
2018, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Share of Temporary Employees, 2018 covers 85 countries on 3 measures. Belarus is highest, at 89.65; Romania is lowest, at 1.11. The middle country reads 13.61. Against 2017, 74 values changed (30 up, 44 down), 11 countries joined, 13 left.
Share of Temporary Employees · Data for 2018
HighestBelarus
89.65
LowestRomania
1.11Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Share of Temporary Employees, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 85 countries · select a heading to sort
| BelarusBLREastern Europe | 89.65 | 91.851 | 87.410 | — | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 79.09 | 77.520 | 79.881 | — | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 74.54 | 67.332 | 76.776 | — | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 73.09 | 74.672 | 71.874 | — | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 69.76 | 64.377 | 73.787 | — | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 69.16 | 67.287 | 70.460 | — | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 65.60 | 64.338 | 66.437 | — | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 64.19 | 36.876 | 69.780 | — | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 56.94 | 69.516 | 51.662 | — | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 53.64 | 51.170 | 55.171 | — | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 53.58 | 41.684 | 59.678 | — | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 52.75 | 48.261 | 54.494 | — | Break in series |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 48.66 | 55.092 | 47.580 | — | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 46.17 | 44.774 | 47.352 | — | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 43.60 | 41.688 | 44.291 | — | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 39.15 | 31.738 | 40.765 | — | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 37.98 | 37.940 | 38.010 | — | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 32.61 | 30.536 | 34.544 | — | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 32.29 | 35.550 | 29.084 | — | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 31.96 | 41.563 | 24.090 | — | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 27.97 | 26.846 | 28.799 | — | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 26.28 | 27.557 | 25.114 | — | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 26.01 | 24.123 | 27.372 | — | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 25.57 | 25.173 | 25.651 | — | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 24.41 | 25.291 | 23.619 | — | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 24.14 | 22.258 | 25.212 | — | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 23.36 | 26.108 | 20.808 | — | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 23.03 | 21.297 | 24.531 | — | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 22.06 | 22.089 | 22.027 | — | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 21.45 | 22.840 | 20.137 | — | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 19.98 | 15.122 | 23.125 | — | Break in series |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 19.81 | 20.560 | 19.125 | — | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 18.61 | 20.295 | 17.316 | — | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 17.49 | 15.663 | 18.583 | — | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 17.10 | 16.472 | 17.710 | — | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 16.96 | 17.590 | 16.427 | — | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 16.87 | 19.938 | 13.768 | — | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 16.82 | 18.490 | 15.161 | — | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 15.91 | 17.271 | 14.671 | — | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 15.02 | 12.917 | 16.527 | — | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 13.79 | 16.600 | 11.564 | — | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 13.66 | 17.068 | 10.356 | — | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 13.61 | 15.316 | 12.185 | — | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 13.60 | 9.053 | 17.985 | — | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 13.41 | 14.059 | 12.784 | — | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 13.40 | 14.308 | 12.481 | — | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 13.10 | 13.057 | 13.137 | — | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 12.72 | 13.185 | 12.306 | — | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 12.56 | 11.408 | 13.063 | — | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 12.49 | 12.289 | 12.667 | — | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 12.40 | 8.223 | 15.253 | — | Break in series |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 12.05 | 14.474 | 11.336 | — | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 11.23 | 13.415 | 9.470 | — | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 10.89 | 9.929 | 11.277 | — | Break in series |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 10.70 | 12.085 | 9.390 | — | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 10.28 | 7.901 | 12.248 | Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 10.01 | 10.436 | 9.582 | — | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 10.00 | 10.586 | 9.350 | — | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 9.97 | 10.493 | 9.509 | — | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 9.61 | 5.931 | 12.781 | — | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 9.52 | 9.076 | 9.970 | — | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 9.15 | 10.796 | 7.630 | — | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 9.13 | 9.856 | 8.439 | — | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 9.01 | 9.325 | 8.723 | — | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 8.96 | 9.794 | 8.177 | — | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 8.92 | 11.175 | 6.944 | — | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 8.33 | 5.469 | 11.096 | — | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 8.05 | 8.753 | 7.511 | — | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 7.84 | 8.110 | 7.763 | — | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 7.77 | 6.064 | 9.172 | — | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 7.73 | 5.542 | 9.856 | — | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 7.46 | 7.475 | 7.449 | — | Break in series |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 7.24 | 7.896 | 6.676 | — | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 6.15 | 6.842 | 5.529 | — | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 6.13 | 6.975 | 5.763 | — | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 6.12 | 4.128 | 7.380 | — | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 5.66 | 5.998 | 5.325 | — | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.83 | 3.576 | 4.069 | — | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 3.62 | 4.065 | 3.364 | — | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3.49 | 3.372 | 3.602 | — | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.20 | 3.227 | 3.165 | — | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2.60 | 1.947 | 3.308 | — | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.58 | 1.447 | 1.730 | — | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1.19 | 1.973 | 1.007 | — | — |
| RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1.11 | 0.923 | 1.249 | — | — |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- Romania1.11
- United Arab Emirates1.19
- Lithuania1.58
- Latvia2.60
- Dominican Republic3.20
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 13.61. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (% of female employees)
Highest
Belarus91.851Lowest
Romania0.923Middle country: 14.474
Men (% of male employees)
Highest
Belarus87.410Lowest
United Arab Emirates1.007Middle country: 13.137
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +11 / −13countries joined / left
- 74values changed, of 74 in both
- 30 · 44rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Mali63.85 → 56.94−6.91
- Myanmar31.52 → 26.01−5.50
- New Caledonia16.73 → 12.72−4.01
- Paraguay69.02 → 65.60−3.41
- Japan35.02 → 31.96−3.06
+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Burkina Faso+ Gambia+ Guinea-Bissau+ Grenada+ Guyana+ India+ Israel+ Namibia+ Pakistan+ Tonga
− Bangladesh
− Côte d’Ivoire
− Djibouti
− Ghana
− Laos
− Liberia
− Mauritania
− Niger
− Nepal
− Senegal
− Togo
− Uganda
− SamoaBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2018.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
164 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Break in series.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2018). Share of Temporary Employees, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/temporary-employees/2018
0618 held
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07Questions
Share of Temporary Employees, 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest temporary employment in Share of Temporary Employees, 2018?
Belarus, at 89.65, of the 85 countries in the file.
What year does Share of Temporary Employees, 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does Share of Temporary Employees, 2018 cover?
85.
Where can I download Share of Temporary Employees, 2018?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Share of Temporary Employees, 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Share of Temporary Employees, 2024.