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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2001

2001, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is the lowest monthly wage the law allows an employer to pay, converted by the International Labour Organization into dollars of equal purchasing power, so that a legal pay floor set in pesos can be compared with one set in euros or rupees.

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2001 covers 96 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,346.91; Tajikistan is lowest, at 3.78. The middle country reads 189.06. Against 2000, 93 values changed (66 up, 27 down), 2 countries joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2001

HighestLuxembourg

1,346.91

LowestTajikistan

3.78

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Statutory Minimum Wage, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 96 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2001: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,346.911,290Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,304.881,180Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,236.811,127Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,235.161,735Australian dollar (AUD)—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,232.641,140Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe978.071,009Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America944.081,200Canadian Dollar (CAD)Mean of regional minimum wages
United StatesUSANorthern America893.00893United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand883.551,334New Zealand dollar (NZD)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe841.17548Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia823.013,267New Shekel (ILS)—
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe806.94610British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe763.05552Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia672.03114,920Yen (JPY)Regional; mean of regional minimum wages
SpainESPSouthern Europe662.28506Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe647.01386Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America586.06782,186Guarani (PYG)—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe551.89390Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia499.90421,490South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
PanamaPANCentral America464.55239Balboa (PAB)—
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia452.656,912Philippine peso (PHP)Regional
GuatemalaGTMCentral America416.961,080Quetzal (GTQ)—
Costa RicaCRICentral America409.1071,962Colon (CRC)—
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe389.831,700Kuna (HRK)Singular national minimum wage
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa382.961,674Moroccan dirham (MAD)—

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,346.91
  2. Netherlands1,304.88
  3. France1,236.81
  4. Australia1,235.16
  5. Belgium1,232.64

Lowest

  1. Tajikistan3.78
  2. Uganda10.66
  3. Kyrgyzstan10.76
  4. Burundi13.15
  5. Azerbaijan29.10

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 189.06. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestParaguay782,186

    LowestTajikistan3

    Middle country: 1,175

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 93values changed, of 94 in both
  • 66 · 27rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Angola221.40 → 90.14−131.26
  • Nigeria188.61 → 163.15−25.46
  • Slovenia660.06 → 647.01−13.05
  • Chad110.20 → 100.78−9.41
  • Kenya309.40 → 300.88−8.52
+ Ecuador+ El Salvador

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2001.

  • 55 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2001). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2001

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