Hourly labour cost in Sweden
Hourly labour costs in Sweden averaged €43.1 per hour in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Sweden, 2025
€43.1
Change from 2024
+7.2%
European Union, 2025
€34.9 per hour
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€21.4 per hour
Hourly labour cost in Sweden over time
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Euro per hour worked. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €43.1 per hour | €34.9 per hour |
| 2024 | €40.2 per hour | €33.5 per hour |
| 2023 | €38.7 per hour | €31.9 per hour |
| 2022 | €40.2 per hour | €30.2 per hour |
| 2021 | €40.8 per hour | €28.8 per hour |
| 2020 | €38.0 per hour | €28.4 per hour |
| 2016 | €37.7 per hour | €25.6 per hour |
| 2012 | €37.3 per hour | €24.4 per hour |
| 2008 | €31.6 per hour | €21.6 per hour |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.2% from €40.2 per hour in 2024.
- Since 2008, when it was €31.6 per hour, the figure has changed by +36.4%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €34.9 per hour.