Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Germany
Germany: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Germany, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Germany recorded 45 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Germany peaked at 45 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 1996.
That places Germany 26th out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.9 | — |
| 1997 | 23.4 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 23.7 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 24.2 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 25.1 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 25.7 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.8 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.4 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.8 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.8 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 30.5 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.8 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 36.8 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 37.3 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 39.6 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 43.5 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 45 | +3.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 45 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Germany's 45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.55 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 26.84 | 25.1 | 28.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.5 | 28.9 | 32.8 | 4 |
| 2020s | 40.6 | 36.8 | 45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Germany?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Germany was 45 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Germany ranks 26th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.