Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Greece
Greece: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 18.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Greece, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Greece is 18.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Greece peaked at 18.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.8, in 2020.
Greece ranks 43rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.7 | — |
| 2016 | 15.2 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 13.9 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 15.7 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 16.8 | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 18.2 | +8.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 18.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 18.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.45 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.52 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Greece?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Greece was 18.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8 in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.