Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 43.9% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Latest (2009)
43.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 28 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2002
All-time low
43.9%
in 2009
Years of data
8
2002–2009
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Netherlands, 2002–2009
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 43.9% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.3% | — |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Netherlands?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Netherlands was 43.9% in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2009.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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