Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data was 51,903 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 51,903 Euro for labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 51,903 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27,387 Euro, in 1995.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27,387 Euro | — |
| 1996 | 28,109 Euro | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 28,062 Euro | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 28,294 Euro | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 28,986 Euro | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 29,702 Euro | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30,132 Euro | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 30,905 Euro | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 31,642 Euro | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 32,328 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 32,954 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 33,707 Euro | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 34,416 Euro | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 35,506 Euro | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 35,723 Euro | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36,477 Euro | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 37,162 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37,747 Euro | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 38,338 Euro | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 38,707 Euro | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39,054 Euro | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 39,547 Euro | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 40,263 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 41,135 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 42,060 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 41,885 Euro | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 43,708 Euro | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 45,675 Euro | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 47,836 Euro | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 49,985 Euro | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 51,903 Euro | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,168 Euro | 27,387 Euro | 28,986 Euro | 5 |
| 2000s | 32,702 Euro | 29,702 Euro | 35,723 Euro | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,049 Euro | 36,477 Euro | 42,060 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,832 Euro | 41,885 Euro | 51,903 Euro | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 359,179 Thousand persons (2026)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 4,433 Thousand annual working units (AWU) (2025)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 97.3 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 68.67 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 (2019)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 120.1 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 51,903 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 51,903 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,387 Euro in 1995.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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