Data for 2010
Low Pay Rate, 2010
2010, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Low Pay Rate, 2010 covers 67 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 44.06; Norway is lowest, at 3.95. The middle country reads 21.28. Against 2009, 46 values changed (20 up, 26 down), 21 countries joined, 5 left.
Low Pay Rate · Data for 2010
HighestTanzania
44.06
LowestNorway
3.95Shaded 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, 2010, 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 67 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 44.06 | National Panel Survey | — | — |
| 2 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 36.99 | National Household Survey | — | — |
| 3 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 33.76 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 4 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 32.52 | National Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 5 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 32.37 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 6 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 31.56 | Quarterly Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 7 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 29.98 | Household Socio-Economic Survey | — | — |
| 8 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 29.83 | Household Income and Expenditure Survey | — | — |
| 9 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 29.10 | Continuous Household Survey | — | — |
| 10 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 28.77 | Continuous Household Survey | — | — |
| 11 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 28.70 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 12 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 27.77 | Current Population Survey | — | — |
| 13 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 27.40 | Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 14 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 26.95 | Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey | — | — |
| 15 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 26.82 | Sample Survey on average wages and salaries of employees | — | — |
| 16 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 26.58 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 17 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 25.64 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 18 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 24.71 | Survey on labor conditions by employment type | — | — |
| 19 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 24.30 | Structure of Earnings Survey | Establishment size coverage: All establishments with at least 10 employees | — |
| 20 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 23.93 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 21 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 23.85 | Permanent Household Survey, Urban | Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas | — |
| 22 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 23.72 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 23 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 23.64 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 24 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 23.28 | Continuous Sample Survey of the Population | — | Break in series |
| 25 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 23.15 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 26 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 22.95 | Labour Force Sample Survey | — | — |
| 27 |  PeruPERSouth America | 22.41 | National Household Survey | — | — |
| 28 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 22.33 | National Occupation and Employment Survey | — | — |
| 29 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 22.21 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 30 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 22.00 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 31 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 21.68 | Households Living Conditions Survey | — | — |
| 32 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 21.44 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 33 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 21.43 | Income Survey | — | — |
| 34 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 21.28 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 35 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 21.00 | Survey of Individual Wages and Earnings | — | — |
| 36 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 20.94 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 37 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 20.18 | Periodic Census of Employers | — | — |
| 38 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 20.15 | Labour Market Survey | — | Break in series |
| 39 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 20.00 | Monthly Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 40 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 19.90 | Household Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 41 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 19.82 | Supplemental Income Survey | — | — |
| 42 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 19.70 | National Survey on Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment | Geographical coverage: Urban areas only | — |
| 43 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 19.21 | Integrated Household Survey | — | Break in series |
| 44 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 18.93 | German Socio-Economic Panel | — | — |
| 45 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 17.77 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 46 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 17.72 | Other Official Sources | — | — |
| 47 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 16.68 | National Household Survey | — | — |
| 48 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 16.18 | Labour Force Survey | — | Break in series |
| 49 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 15.98 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 50 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 15.97 | Multi-purpose Household Survey | — | Break in series |
| 51 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 15.00 | Structure of Earnings Survey | Economic activity coverage: Excluding public administration; Reference group coverage: Employees; Establishment size coverage: All establishments with at least 10 employees | — |
| 52 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 14.68 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 53 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 14.48 | Wage Structure Survey | — | — |
| 54 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 14.00 | Structure of Earnings Survey | Economic activity coverage: Excluding activities of households as employers and of extraterritorial organizations and bodies; Reference group coverage: Employees | — |
| 55 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 13.87 | Household Sample Survey | — | — |
| 56 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 12.72 | Household Economic Survey | — | — |
| 57 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 12.55 | EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions | — | — |
| 58 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 11.08 | Labour Force Survey | — | — |
| 59 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 10.61 | EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions | — | — |
| 60 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 10.45 | Employment Survey | — | — |
| 61 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 8.12 | Income Distribution Survey | — | — |
| 62 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 7.85 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 63 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7.58 | Insurance Records | — | — |
| 64 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 6.45 | EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions | — | — |
| 65 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 5.26 | Employment Survey | — | — |
| 66 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.30 | Structure of Earnings Survey | — | — |
| 67 | NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.95 | Labour-related Establishment Survey | — | — |
02In 2010
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
032009 → 2010
Since 2009
What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +21 / −5countries joined / left
- 46values changed, of 46 in both
- 20 · 26rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Latvia33.40 → 22.00−11.40
- Egypt31.11 → 22.95−8.16
- Bosnia and Herzegovina26.34 → 20.94−5.40
- Costa Rica21.50 → 16.68−4.82
- Armenia26.30 → 21.68−4.62
+ Bulgaria+ Spain+ Estonia+ Greece+ Ireland+ Iceland+ Laos+ Liberia+ Sri Lanka+ Lithuania+ Luxembourg+ Netherlands+ Poland+ El Salvador+ Slovenia+ Timor-Leste+ Trinidad and Tobago+ Tanzania+ Uganda+ Vanuatu+ South Africa
− Azerbaijan
− Brazil
− Republic of the Congo
− Tajikistan
− VietnamBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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 2010.
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.
121 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.
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Cite this edition
International Labour Organization (ILO) (2010). Low Pay Rate, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/low-pay-rate/2010
0618 held
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Low Pay Rate: every year18 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Low Pay Rate, 2010: questions and answers
Which country has the highest low pay in Low Pay Rate, 2010?
Tanzania, at 44.06, of the 67 countries in the file.
What year does Low Pay Rate, 2010 describe?
2010.
How many countries does Low Pay Rate, 2010 cover?
67.
Where can I download Low Pay Rate, 2010?
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, 2010 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Low Pay Rate, 2024.