Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 47.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Netherlands, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Netherlands stood at 47.9. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Netherlands peaked at 47.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.4, in 1995.
Netherlands ranks 23rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.4 | — |
| 1996 | 19.5 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 20 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 20.7 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 21.6 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 23.1 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 23.8 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.4 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 27.1 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.7 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.5 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 29.6 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 30.5 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.4 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 32.5 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.2 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.5 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 37.7 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 38.2 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 40.3 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 42.9 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 45.2 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 47.9 | +6.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 47.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 47.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.24 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.77 | 23.1 | 30.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.63 | 30.8 | 34.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.03 | 37.7 | 47.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Netherlands?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Netherlands was 47.9 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.