Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Sweden
Sweden: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 477.2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 477.2 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Sweden peaked at 477.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 13th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29 | — |
| 2005 | 29.44 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.21 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 30.89 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 324.3 | +949.9% |
| 2016 | 356.6 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 398.3 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 413.9 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 427.1 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 444.7 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 459.6 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 477.2 | +3.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 477.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 10.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 477.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 10.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.89 | 29 | 30.89 | 4 |
| 2010s | 340.45 | 324.3 | 356.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 436.8 | 398.3 | 477.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Sweden?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Sweden was 477.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 477.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.