Hourly labour cost: Germany vs Poland

Germany: EUR 45 (2025). Poland: EUR 19 (2025).

Hourly labour cost in Germany and Poland, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyPoland
Latest figureEUR 45EUR 19
EU rank9 / 3022 / 30
Change, 1 year+EUR 2+EUR 2
Change, 5 years+EUR 8+EUR 8

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyPolandGap
2025EUR 45EUR 19+EUR 26
2024EUR 44EUR 17+EUR 26
2023EUR 41EUR 15+EUR 27
2022EUR 40EUR 13+EUR 27
2021EUR 37EUR 12+EUR 26
2020EUR 37EUR 11+EUR 26
2016EUR 33EUR 9+EUR 24
2012EUR 31EUR 8+EUR 23
2008EUR 28EUR 8+EUR 20

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat lc_lci_lev

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