Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights (2 item) in Ireland
Ireland: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights (2 item) was 1,000 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1,000
in 2000
All-time low
1,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Ireland stood at 1,000. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Ireland peaked at 1,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 2000.
That places Ireland 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights (2 item) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,000 | — |
| 2001 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,000, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,000, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Austria 1,000 compare
- 1 Belgium 1,000 compare
- 1 Bulgaria 1,000 compare
- 1 Cyprus 1,000 compare
- 1 Czechia 1,000 compare
- 1 Germany 1,000 compare
- 1 Denmark 1,000 compare
- 1 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 1,000 compare
- 1 Estonia 1,000 compare
- 1 Greece 1,000 compare
- 1 Spain 1,000 compare
- 1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 1,000 compare
- 1 Finland 1,000 compare
- 1 France 1,000 compare
- 1 Croatia 1,000 compare
- 1 Hungary 1,000 compare
- 1 Iceland 1,000 compare
- 1 Italy 1,000 compare
- 1 Lithuania 1,000 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 1,000 compare
- 1 Latvia 1,000 compare
- 1 Malta 1,000 compare
- 1 Netherlands 1,000 compare
- 1 Norway 1,000 compare
- 1 Poland 1,000 compare
- 1 Portugal 1,000 compare
- 1 Romania 1,000 compare
- 1 Sweden 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovenia 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovakia 1,000 compare
- 1 Türkiye 1,000 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1,000 compare
- 1 Estonia 1,000 compare
- 1 Croatia 1,000 compare
- 1 Lithuania 1,000 compare
- 1 Latvia 1,000 compare
- 1 Netherlands 1,000 compare
- 1 Poland 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovenia 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovakia 1,000 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1,000 compare
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 labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Ireland?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Ireland was 1,000 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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