Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Poland
Poland: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 80.9 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Poland, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Poland recorded 80.9 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Poland peaked at 4,634 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.35, in 1996.
That places Poland 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.35 | — |
| 1997 | 3.42 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.77 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 4.07 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 4.51 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 5.39 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 5.38 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.88 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 4.92 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.78 | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 6.28 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 7.03 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 4,233 | +60108.7% |
| 2010 | 4,388 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4,634 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 32.9 | -99.3% |
| 2016 | 38 | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 48.6 | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 52.6 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 58.7 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 66 | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 74.4 | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 80.9 | +8.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 80.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Poland's 80.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +60108.7% | 7.03 | 4,233 |
| 2012 | -99.3% | 4,634 | 32.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 | 3.35 | 4.07 | 4 |
| 2000s | 475.2 | 4.51 | 4,233 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,273 | 32.9 | 4,634 | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.53 | 48.6 | 80.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 15 Russia 340 compare
- 16 North Macedonia 292 compare
- 17 Israel 121.47 compare
- 19 Romania 68.5 compare
- 20 Switzerland 63.62 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 56.8 compare
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Poland?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Poland was 80.9 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,634 in 2011.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Poland ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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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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.