Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) by country
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This indicator shows in percentage the share of total labour income that accrues to each decile. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the...
What the numbers show
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 4.96 in Jordan; the lowest is 0.072 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.09, and the mean is 1.25.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 706.7%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 75.0%).
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 4.96 | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 3.72 | 2025 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 3.71 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 3.7 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 3.54 | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 3.22 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 3.19 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 3.15 | 2025 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 3.14 | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 3.06 | 2025 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 2.93 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.83 | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 13 | Iceland | 2.63 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 2.56 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 2.51 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 2.47 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 2.47 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 2.44 | 2025 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 2.35 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 2.33 | 2025 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 2.33 | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 2.27 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 2.27 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 2.27 | 2025 | up 64.3% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 2.22 | 2025 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 26 | Israel | 2.2 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 2.19 | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 2.18 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 2.16 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 2.15 | 2025 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Belarus | 2.13 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 2.13 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 2.1 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 2.09 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Georgia | 2.02 | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 2 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 38 | France | 1.98 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 39 | Ukraine | 1.96 | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Belize | 1.93 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 1.92 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1.89 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | El Salvador | 1.88 | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.86 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 45 | Guyana | 1.81 | 2025 | up 118.6% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8 | 2025 | up 237.0% | rising |
| 47 | Canada | 1.78 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 1.77 | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 49 | Rwanda | 1.73 | 2025 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1.72 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 1.67 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 1.62 | 2025 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 53 | Lebanon | 1.61 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 54 | Tonga | 1.55 | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 55 | Ireland | 1.54 | 2025 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 55 | Viet Nam | 1.54 | 2025 | up 99.0% | flat |
| 57 | United States of America | 1.54 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 58 | Qatar | 1.53 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 59 | Mauritius | 1.5 | 2025 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 60 | Denmark | 1.49 | 2025 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 61 | Albania | 1.48 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 1.46 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 63 | Bahrain | 1.44 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Uruguay | 1.43 | 2025 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 1.43 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 66 | Kuwait | 1.39 | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 67 | Switzerland | 1.39 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 68 | Tunisia | 1.39 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Oman | 1.36 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.36 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 71 | Mexico | 1.36 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 1.35 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 1.35 | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 74 | Thailand | 1.34 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 75 | Singapore | 1.34 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 76 | Paraguay | 1.34 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 77 | Australia | 1.33 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 77 | Cambodia | 1.33 | 2025 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Macau, China | 1.31 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 80 | Brazil | 1.29 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 1.28 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.27 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Hong Kong, China | 1.24 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 84 | Chinese Taipei | 1.23 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 85 | Guam | 1.23 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 86 | Bhutan | 1.21 | 2025 | up 480.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 1.21 | 2025 | up 98.7% | flat |
| 88 | Korea | 1.18 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 89 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.17 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | New Caledonia | 1.17 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 90 | New Zealand | 1.17 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 92 | Iraq | 1.15 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 1.14 | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 94 | Malaysia | 1.1 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.08 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 1.08 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 97 | Congo | 1.08 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 98 | Mauritania | 1.06 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 99 | Suriname | 1.04 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 1.04 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 101 | Barbados | 1.02 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 102 | Türkiye | 1.02 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.02 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 1.02 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 105 | Samoa | 1.01 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Gambia | 1.01 | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 107 | China | 1 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 108 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 109 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.981 | 2025 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 110 | Argentina | 0.977 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 111 | Palestine, State of | 0.963 | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 112 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.935 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.935 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.912 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.877 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 116 | Japan | 0.849 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 117 | Gabon | 0.83 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 118 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.815 | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 0.806 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 120 | Libya | 0.802 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 121 | Algeria | 0.801 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | South Africa | 0.801 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 123 | Burundi | 0.788 | 2025 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.726 | 2025 | up 706.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | 0.707 | 2025 | up 140.5% | rising |
| 126 | Morocco | 0.699 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 0.652 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 128 | Western Sahara | 0.646 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 129 | Jamaica | 0.629 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.599 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 0.586 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 132 | Maldives | 0.584 | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 133 | India | 0.582 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 134 | Angola | 0.576 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.571 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | 0.558 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 137 | Honduras | 0.556 | 2025 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 0.542 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 139 | Zambia | 0.531 | 2025 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 140 | Bahamas | 0.529 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 141 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.524 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 0.517 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 143 | Haiti | 0.516 | 2025 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 144 | Comoros | 0.513 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 145 | Djibouti | 0.51 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 146 | Guatemala | 0.506 | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 147 | Pakistan | 0.505 | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 148 | Nigeria | 0.504 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 149 | Mali | 0.502 | 2025 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 0.486 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 151 | Indonesia | 0.478 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.47 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 0.459 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea | 0.426 | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 155 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.367 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 155 | Yemen | 0.367 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 157 | South Sudan | 0.363 | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 158 | Eswatini | 0.361 | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 159 | Peru | 0.358 | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 160 | Eritrea | 0.357 | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 161 | Ecuador | 0.337 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 0.333 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 163 | Fiji | 0.332 | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 164 | Somalia | 0.324 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 0.306 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 0.296 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 167 | Panama | 0.292 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 168 | Kenya | 0.283 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 169 | Nepal | 0.273 | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 170 | Sri Lanka | 0.272 | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 171 | Botswana | 0.269 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 172 | Senegal | 0.261 | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 173 | Nicaragua | 0.259 | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 174 | Cameroon | 0.254 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 175 | Uganda | 0.208 | 2025 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Mozambique | 0.201 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 177 | Madagascar | 0.179 | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 178 | Togo | 0.16 | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 179 | Namibia | 0.155 | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 180 | Zimbabwe | 0.153 | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 181 | Ghana | 0.143 | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 182 | Lesotho | 0.13 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 183 | Sudan | 0.126 | 2022 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 0.097 | 2025 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 185 | Liberia | 0.09 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 186 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.086 | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 0.082 | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 188 | Niger | 0.072 | 2025 | up 94.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe: High income 2.33
- Chagai 2.31
- Southern Europe 2.07
- Central and Western Asia: High income 2.07
- Eastern Europe 1.9
- European Union 27 1.85
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 1.78
- Europe and Central Asia: High income 1.76
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 1.75
- European Union 28 1.74
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income 1.62
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe 1.58
- Northern America 1.55
- Northern America: High income 1.55
- Northern Europe 1.51
- Arab States: Lower-middle income 1.45
- Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income 1.41
- Western Europe 1.4
- Arab States: High income 1.38
- Americas: High income 1.36
- World: High income 1.33
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 1.3
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 1.27
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income 1.23
- G7 1.18
- Western Asia 1.13
- Europe and Central Asia 1.12
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 1
- Europe and Central Asia: Lower-middle income 1
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 1
- Asia and the Pacific: High income 0.938
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 0.93
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 0.928
- Eastern Asia: High income 0.919
- Central America 0.891
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 0.881
- Central and Western Asia 0.863
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 0.843
- World: Upper-middle income 0.828
- Central Asia 0.825
About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This indicator shows in percentage the share of total labour income that accrues to each decile. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the income of the self-employed. Self-employed workers earn from both their work and capital ownership. Total compensation of employees refers to the remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. The labour income of self-employed is imputed on the basis of a statistical analysis of employees of similar characteristics. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.