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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021

2021, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

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. 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, 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

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +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

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 2021.

  • Which end is better

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

  • 9 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) (2021). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2021

0625 held

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07Questions

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021: questions and answers

Which country has the highest minimum wage in Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021?

Switzerland, at 3,220.065, of the 161 countries in the file.

What year does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021 describe?

2021.

How many countries does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021 cover?

161.

Where can I download Statutory Minimum Wage, 2021?

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, 2021 the newest?

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

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