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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021

2021, 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, 2021 covers 161 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 3,220.065; Sudan is lowest, at 4.190. The middle country reads 507.040. Against 2020, 160 values changed (107 up, 53 down), the same countries are covered.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2021

HighestSwitzerland

3,220.065

LowestSudan

4.190

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, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 161 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe3,220.0654,008Swiss franc (CHF)Regional
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2,291.9932,202Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IcelandISLNorthern Europe2,252.272351,000Icelandic króna (ISK)Sectoral; lowest occupational minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2,226.0253,467New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2,225.5953,348Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,157.1051,602Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2,125.9791,701Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BelgiumBELWestern Europe2,032.6601,626Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe2,007.3571,476British pound (GBP)National floor
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,962.9061,555Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia1,957.2804,000Saudi riyal (SAR)—
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,896.4651,822,480South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,881.2382,340Canadian Dollar (CAD)Regional; median
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,798.7261,724Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AndorraANDSouthern Europe1,754.8501,121Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1,696.1031,024Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,692.8361,108Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia1,579.815325Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia1,472.894161,200Yen (JPY)Regional
PolandPOLEastern Europe1,463.8462,800Zloty (PLN)Singular national minimum wage
BahrainBHRWestern Asia1,437.489300Bahraini dinar (BHD)—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia1,364.731158,431CFP franc (XPF)Minimum
CyprusCYPWestern Asia1,356.070870Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
IsraelISRWestern Asia1,309.2775,300New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe1,294.313642Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Switzerland3,220.065
  2. Luxembourg2,291.993
  3. Iceland2,252.272
  4. New Zealand2,226.025
  5. Australia2,225.595

Lowest

  1. Sudan4.190
  2. Burundi5.273
  3. Rwanda8.916
  4. Georgia18.631
  5. Syria19.266

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 507.040. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran26,554,950

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 3,467

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 160values changed, of 161 in both
  • 107 · 53rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Lebanon491.065 → 140.853−350.212
  • Suriname403.432 → 275.800−127.632
  • Bhutan269.528 → 175.552−93.976
  • Bahrain1,512.908 → 1,437.489−75.419
  • Libya284.360 → 234.976−49.384

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 2021.

  • 9 empty cells

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

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What this site changed: Reshaped to one row per country, with its ISO code; no value recalculated, rescaled or rounded. In full

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2021). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2021

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