Data for 2006
Low Pay Rate, 2006
2006, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Low Pay Rate, 2006 covers 54 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 35.68; Norway is lowest, at 3.17. The middle country reads 20.70.
Low Pay Rate · Data for 2006
HighestTanzania
35.68
LowestNorway
3.17Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Low Pay Rate, 2006, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 54 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 35.68 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 2 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 33.71 | Living Standards Survey | — | Break in series |
| 3 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 30.05 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 4 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 29.80 | Continuous Household Survey | — | — |
| 5 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 29.65 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 6 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 29.52 | National Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 7 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 29.51 | Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 8 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 28.11 | Continuous Household Survey | — | — |
| 9 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 26.80 | National Survey on Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment | Geographical coverage: Urban areas only | — |
| 10 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 26.34 | Permanent Household Survey, Urban | Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas | — |
| 11 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 26.20 | Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 12 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 26.17 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 13 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 25.91 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 14 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 25.82 | Quarterly Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 15 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 25.32 | National Occupation and Employment Survey | — | — |
| 16 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 24.94 | Survey on labor conditions by employment type | — | — |
| 17 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 24.38 | Current Population Survey | — | — |
| 18 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 24.36 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 19 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 23.30 | Structure of Earnings Survey | Establishment size coverage: All establishments with at least 10 employees | — |
| 20 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 23.11 | Survey of Individual Wages and Earnings | — | — |
| 21 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 23.00 | National Household Survey | Geographical coverage: Urban areas only | — |
| 22 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 22.90 | INWORK Estimates | — | — |
| 23 |  PeruPERSouth America | 22.82 | National Household Survey | — | — |
| 24 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 22.69 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 25 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 22.50 | Income Survey | — | — |
| 26 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 21.61 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 27 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 20.79 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 28 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 20.62 | Household Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 29 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 20.53 | Continuous Household Survey | — | Break in series |
| 30 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 20.20 | Integrated Household Survey | Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas | — |
| 31 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 20.07 | Household Sample Survey | — | — |
| 32 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 20.00 | Labour-related Establishment Survey | — | — |
| 33 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 19.97 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 34 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 19.74 | Periodic Census of Employers | — | — |
| 35 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 19.52 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 36 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 18.24 | German Socio-Economic Panel | — | — |
| 37 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 18.09 | Other Official Sources | — | — |
| 38 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 18.00 | Monthly Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 39 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 16.07 | Wage Structure Survey | — | — |
| 40 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 15.79 | Wage Tax Statistics | — | — |
| 41 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 15.78 | EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions | — | — |
| 42 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 15.16 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 43 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 14.61 | Household Economic Survey | — | — |
| 44 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 14.49 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 45 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 12.70 | National Survey on Socio-Economic Conditions | — | — |
| 46 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 11.17 | Employment Survey | — | — |
| 47 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 10.71 | Employment Survey | — | — |
| 48 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 10.11 | EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions | — | — |
| 49 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 9.30 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 50 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7.57 | Insurance Records | — | — |
| 51 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 7.48 | Income Distribution Survey | — | — |
| 52 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 7.33 | EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions | — | — |
| 53 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6.30 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 54 | NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.17 | Labour-related Establishment Survey | — | — |
02In 2006
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2006.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
98 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Break in series.
04The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2006). Low Pay Rate, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/low-pay-rate/2006
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06Questions
Low Pay Rate, 2006: questions and answers
Which country has the highest low pay in Low Pay Rate, 2006?
Tanzania, at 35.68, of the 54 countries in the file.
What year does Low Pay Rate, 2006 describe?
2006.
How many countries does Low Pay Rate, 2006 cover?
54.
Where can I download Low Pay Rate, 2006?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Low Pay Rate, 2006 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Low Pay Rate, 2024.