Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Poland
Poland: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data was 167.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
167.1
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
8th
of 41 countries
All-time high
167.1
in 2025
All-time low
34.6
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 167.1 for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Poland peaked at 167.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.6, in 2000.
Poland ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6 | — |
| 2001 | 37.1 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 39.9 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 41.7 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 43.4 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 48 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 52.7 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 58.2 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 61.4 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 63.4 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 66.4 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 68.4 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 70.4 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 72.5 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 74.9 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 82.8 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 88.4 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 94.3 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 100 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 108.1 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 120.7 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 135.8 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 153.6 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 167.1 | +8.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 167.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 127.7, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Poland's 167.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 127.5, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.24 | 34.6 | 61.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.96 | 63.4 | 94.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.88 | 100 | 167.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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- 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 labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Poland?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Poland was 167.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 167.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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