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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2005

2005, 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, 2005 covers 102 countries on 2 measures. Mauritania is highest, at 1,713.0; Uganda is lowest, at 9.6. The middle country reads 226.5. Against 2004, 99 values changed (68 up, 31 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2005

HighestMauritania

1,713.0

LowestUganda

9.6

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, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 102 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2005: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa1,713.021,041Ouguiya (MRO)—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,523.11,467Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,399.11,265Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,383.12,025Australian dollar (AUD)—
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,310.91,218Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,310.01,210Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,210.81,293Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,048.6800British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,034.91,304Canadian Dollar (CAD)Mean of regional minimum wages
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,029.31,645New Zealand dollar (NZD)Singular national minimum wage
United StatesUSANorthern America893.0893United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe881.1668Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe878.2562Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia819.33,335New Shekel (ILS)—
JapanJPNEastern Asia810.1115,787Yen (JPY)Regional; mean of regional minimum wages
SpainESPSouthern Europe754.3599Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe741.2491Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia729.9641,840South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America639.81,089,103Guarani (PYG)—
BahamasBHSCaribbean625.9693Bahamian dollar (BSD)—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe620.5437Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IranIRNSouthern Asia528.11,266,784Iranian rial (IRR)—
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia521.98,477Philippine peso (PHP)Regional
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia505.8489Turkish lira (TRY)Singular national minimum wage
PanamaPANCentral America501.7245Balboa (PAB)—

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Mauritania1,713.0
  2. Luxembourg1,523.1
  3. Netherlands1,399.1
  4. Australia1,383.1
  5. France1,310.9

Lowest

  1. Uganda9.6
  2. Kyrgyzstan10.4
  3. Burundi10.8
  4. Tajikistan11.1
  5. Georgia32.3

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 226.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran1,266,784

    LowestTajikistan12

    Middle country: 1,681

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

  • +2 / −1countries joined / left
  • 99values changed, of 100 in both
  • 68 · 31rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Gabon+ Trinidad and Tobago− Serbia

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 2005.

  • 61 empty cells

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

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2005). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2005

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