Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry was 15 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15 Euro
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
5th
of 5 regions
All-time high
15 Euro
in 2025
All-time low
6.2 Euro
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 15 Euro for labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 15 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2 Euro, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.2 Euro | — |
| 1996 | 6.6 Euro | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 6.6 Euro | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7 Euro | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7 Euro | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 7.2 Euro | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.5 Euro | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8 Euro | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1 Euro | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5 Euro | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 9 Euro | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 9 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5 Euro | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6 Euro | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8 Euro | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9 Euro | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2 Euro | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4 Euro | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7 Euro | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8 Euro | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7 Euro | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11 Euro | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3 Euro | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1 Euro | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 12.3 Euro | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.1 Euro | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7 Euro | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 14.4 Euro | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 15 Euro | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.62 Euro | 6.2 Euro | 7 Euro | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.6 Euro | 7.2 Euro | 9.8 Euro | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 Euro | 9.9 Euro | 11.5 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.43 Euro | 12.1 Euro | 15 Euro | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 2 Norway 46 Euro compare
- 3 Denmark 34.7 Euro compare
- 4 Netherlands 32.6 Euro compare
- 4 Netherlands 32.6 Euro compare
- 6 Luxembourg 31 Euro compare
- 7 Sweden 24.3 Euro compare
- 8 Germany 22.4 Euro compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 15 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 15 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 Euro in 1995.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 5th out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry (NACE Rev.2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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