Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) was 38.6 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom, 1999–2009
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom is 38.6, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom peaked at 38.9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2001.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 1.1 (1999-2009) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.2 | — |
| 2000 | 34.2 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 33 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 34.6 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 34.5 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 36.5 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 37.9 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.9 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 38.2 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.6 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.43 | 33 | 38.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 15 Portugal 40.9 compare
- 16 Bulgaria 39 compare
- 17 Hungary 38.8 compare
- 18 United Kingdom 38.6 compare
- 20 United States 36.7 compare
- 20 United States 36.7 compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.2 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom was 38.6 in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 28 countries with data for 2009.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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