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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2009

2009, 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, 2009 covers 129 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,741.37; Uganda is lowest, at 7.35. The middle country reads 294.13. Against 2008, 127 values changed (69 up, 58 down), 2 countries joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2009

HighestLuxembourg

1,741.37

LowestUganda

7.35

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, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 129 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2009: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,741.371,683Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,604.311,399Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,537.991,388Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,520.512,356Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,473.951,338Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,437.851,462Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,351.022,167New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,211.94948British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
United StatesUSANorthern America1,135.001,135United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,120.57863Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,065.341,387Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,052.86791Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,002.53904,000South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia988.32123,587Yen (JPY)Regional
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe974.40635Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe909.48728Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia888.743,850New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe830.98589Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe744.21525Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean722.631,560East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia700.48140Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America678.951,408,863Guarani (PYG)National floor for adults
IranIRNSouthern Asia656.422,635,200Iranian rial (IRR)Singular national minimum wage
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia638.31693Turkish lira (TRY)Singular national minimum wage
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe632.57373Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,741.37
  2. Netherlands1,604.31
  3. Belgium1,537.99
  4. Australia1,520.51
  5. France1,473.95

Lowest

  1. Uganda7.35
  2. Burundi7.78
  3. Rwanda10.15
  4. Kyrgyzstan22.11
  5. Egypt23.84

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 294.13. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran2,635,200

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 2,032

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 127values changed, of 127 in both
  • 69 · 58rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Libya+ Eswatini

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 2009.

  • 13 empty cells

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

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2009). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2009

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