Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020): Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children was 23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
5th
of 5 regions
All-time high
23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2019
All-time low
21,716 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2015–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2015201720192015: 21.7k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2016: 22.0k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2017: 22.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2018: 22.9k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2019: 23.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Purchasing power standard (PPS).

Analysis

In 2019, annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) stood at 23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS). That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over five years.

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), year by year

Annual values for Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2015 to 2019.
Year Purchasing power standard (PPS) Change
2015 21,716 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
2016 22,041 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.5%
2017 22,428 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.8%
2018 22,865 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.9%
2019 23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.5%

Countries ranked near European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

  1. 2 Luxembourg 38,812 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  2. 3 Norway 34,917 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  3. 4 United States of America 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  4. 4 United States 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  5. 6 Iceland 33,039 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 33,003 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  7. 7 Netherlands 33,003 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare

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What is annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) was 23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 23,426 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2019.
What is the lowest annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 21,716 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2015.
How does European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) rank for annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children?
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) ranks 5th out of 5 regions with data for 2019.
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Indicator
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage
Unit
Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,028 data points, 2002–2025
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