Labour productivity growth in European Union
Real output per hour worked in the European Union changed by 1.3% in 2025.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
1.3%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
Labour productivity growth in European Union over time
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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 0.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.5%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
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