Hourly labour cost: France vs Spain

France: EUR 44 (2025). Spain: EUR 26 (2025).

Hourly labour cost in France and Spain, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

FranceSpain
Latest figureEUR 44EUR 26
EU rank10 / 3016 / 30
Change, 1 year+EUR 1+EUR 1
Change, 5 years+EUR 6+EUR 3

Shared periods

PeriodFranceSpainGap
2025EUR 44EUR 26+EUR 18
2024EUR 43EUR 26+EUR 18
2023EUR 42EUR 25+EUR 18
2022EUR 40EUR 23+EUR 17
2021EUR 39EUR 23+EUR 16
2020EUR 39EUR 23+EUR 16
2016EUR 35EUR 21+EUR 13
2012EUR 34EUR 21+EUR 13
2008EUR 31EUR 19+EUR 12

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat lc_lci_lev

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