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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019

2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019 covers 159 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 2,224.19; Burundi is lowest, at 5.70. The middle country reads 485.72. Against 2018, 157 values changed (117 up, 40 down), 1 country joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2019

HighestLuxembourg

2,224.19

LowestBurundi

5.70

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 159 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2,224.192,090Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2,050.883,210Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,048.841,561Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,963.171,636Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,958.373,068New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,948.921,594Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1,925.531,501Euro (EUR)Lowest occupational minimum wage
AndorraANDSouthern Europe1,898.221,286Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IcelandISLNorthern Europe1,897.32300,000Icelandic króna (ISK)Sectoral; lowest occupational minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,883.831,521Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,800.101,360British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,773.351,745,150South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,706.321,656Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,628.98325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,537.411,050Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BahrainBHRWestern Asia1,513.02300Bahraini dinar (BHD)—
CanadaCANNorthern America1,475.331,933Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,434.51887Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,345.65156,173Yen (JPY)Regional
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,338.13870Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1,292.64158,431CFP franc (XPF)Minimum
United StatesUSANorthern America1,257.001,257United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,249.295,300New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1,238.16762Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,228.612,250Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg2,224.19
  2. Australia2,050.88
  3. Germany2,048.84
  4. Netherlands1,963.17
  5. New Zealand1,958.37

Lowest

  1. Burundi5.70
  2. Rwanda8.92
  3. Georgia20.88
  4. Sudan31.34
  5. Syria41.76

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 485.72. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran15,170,000

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 3,031

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 158 in both
  • 117 · 40rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Libya415.43 → 350.98−64.44
  • Iran677.26 → 632.61−44.64
  • Lebanon930.45 → 902.01−28.44
  • Panama883.42 → 856.11−27.31
  • Bahamas797.58 → 774.46−23.11
+ Iceland

Both 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.

The site’s method

  • 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 2019.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 8 empty cells

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

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2019). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2019

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07Questions

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019: questions and answers

Which country has the highest minimum wage in Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019?

Luxembourg, at 2,224.19, of the 159 countries in the file.

What year does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019 describe?

2019.

How many countries does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019 cover?

159.

Where can I download Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2019 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024.

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