Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Czechia
Czechia: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 488.5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Czechia, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 488.5 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Czechia peaked at 488.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 1995.
That places Czechia 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.38 | — |
| 1996 | 2.75 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 2.88 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3.12 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 3.29 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.69 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 4.46 | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 5.24 | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 5.47 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.78 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 6.56 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 7.14 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 7.86 | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 226.17 | +2777.5% |
| 2010 | 228.5 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 232.7 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 251 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 277.7 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 385.6 | +38.9% |
| 2021 | 388.2 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 398.9 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 427.8 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 454.3 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 488.5 | +7.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 488.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.25, 11.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 488.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.67, 10.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2777.5% | 7.86 | 226.17 |
| 2020 | +38.9% | 277.7 | 385.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 | 2.38 | 3.29 | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.26 | 3.69 | 226.17 | 9 |
| 2010s | 247.47 | 228.5 | 277.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 423.88 | 385.6 | 488.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 3 Costa Rica 2,705 compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 2,452 compare
- 5 Armenia 1,377 compare
- 7 Denmark 385.5 compare
- 8 Israel 121.47 compare
- 9 Switzerland 63.62 compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Czechia?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Czechia was 488.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 488.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 1995.
- How does Czechia rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Czechia ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued (Local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.