Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Ireland
Ireland: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 44.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Ireland, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 44.2 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Ireland peaked at 44.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.06, in 2011.
That places Ireland 29th 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 11 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25.79 | — |
| 2010 | 25.16 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.06 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 29.8 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 30.6 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.5 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 34.7 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 38 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 42.5 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 44.2 | +4.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 44.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 44.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.79 | 25.79 | 25.79 | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.66 | 25.06 | 30.6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.85 | 33.5 | 44.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Ireland?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Ireland was 44.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.06 in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.