Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 56.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Luxembourg, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Luxembourg stood at 56.8. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Luxembourg peaked at 56.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.34, in 2004.
Luxembourg ranks 21st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.34 | — |
| 2005 | 31.4 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.39 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 33.3 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 33.95 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 32.9 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 34 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 35.3 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 38.7 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 47.3 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 48.4 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 50.9 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 54.1 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 54.9 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 56.8 | +3.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 56.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 56.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.26 | 30.34 | 33.95 | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.23 | 32.9 | 38.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.07 | 47.3 | 56.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More work & labour data for Luxembourg
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2321 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7733 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 756.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 39.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 369.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 378.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 747.99 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Luxembourg?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Luxembourg was 56.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.34 in 2004.
- How does Luxembourg rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Luxembourg ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.