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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2016

2016, 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, 2016 covers 153 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,995.6; Uganda is lowest, at 5.1. The middle country reads 436.4. Against 2015, 145 values changed (104 up, 41 down), 7 countries joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2016

HighestLuxembourg

1,995.6

LowestUganda

5.1

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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 153 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2016: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,995.61,923Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,901.22,915Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,793.91,532Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
GermanyDEUWestern Europe1,789.41,444Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,760.71,537Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,731.71,467Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,666.92,643New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,586.31,546Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,520.6325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,512.81,193British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,399.21,820Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,303.11,260,270South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,289.7870Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
United StatesUSANorthern America1,257.01,257United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,241.2142,653Yen (JPY)Regional
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,207.8791Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1,200.6152,912CFP franc (XPF)Minimum
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1,142.6728Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,123.54,825New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,063.5764Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1,059.11,647Turkish lira (TRY)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,035.4684Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,006.21,850Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe939.2618Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
LebanonLBNWestern Asia895.1675,000Lebanese pound (LBP)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,995.6
  2. Australia1,901.2
  3. Belgium1,793.9
  4. Germany1,789.4
  5. Netherlands1,760.7

Lowest

  1. Uganda5.1
  2. Burundi6.0
  3. Rwanda9.3
  4. Georgia23.0
  5. Bangladesh53.4

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 436.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran9,299,310

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 2,643

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

  • +7 / −0countries joined / left
  • 145values changed, of 146 in both
  • 104 · 41rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Bosnia and Herzegovina+ Belarus+ Bhutan+ Hong Kong+ Iran+ Kiribati+ Sri Lanka

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 2016.

  • 8 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) (2016). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2016

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