Denmark (2025)
115.3
Index (2016=100)
+3.0% YoY
YoY Change
+3.0%
Index (2016=100)
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Denmark Labour Cost Index (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year Index (2016=100) YoY Change
2025 115.3 +3.0%
2024 111.9 +4.0%
2023 107.6 +2.7%
2022 104.8 +2.6%
2021 102.1 +2.1%
2020 100 +1.2%
2019 98.8 +2.1%
2018 96.8 +2.0%
2017 94.9 +2.0%
2016 93 +2.0%
2015 91.2 +1.8%
2014 89.6 +1.5%
2013 88.3 +1.1%
2012 87.3 +1.7%
2011 85.8 +1.7%
2010 84.4 +3.1%
2009 81.9 +3.8%
2008 78.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Denmark recorded 115.3 Index (2016=100) in 2025. The latest change was +3.4. Across 2008–2025 the series ranges from 78.9 in 2008 to 115.3 in 2025.

This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Denmark from 2008 to present, indexed to 2016=100. Labour costs are the primary driver of service-sector inflation and manufacturing location decisions.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Denmark from 2008 to present, indexed to 2016=100. Labour costs are the primary driver of service-sector inflation and manufacturing location decisions. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 115.3 Index (2016=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 78.9 in 2008. The latest reading of 115.3 in 2025 represents a change of +3.4.