Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 38.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom, 1999–2009
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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, 33.0%, 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 as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.2% | — |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -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 | 36.4% | 33.0% | 38.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 15 Portugal 40.9% compare
- 16 Bulgaria 39.0% compare
- 17 Hungary 38.8% compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.6% compare
- 20 United States of America 36.7% compare
- 20 United States 36.7% compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (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 33.0% 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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