Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania
Romania: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
47.9%
in 2023
All-time low
30.1%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania stood at 47.7%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania peaked at 47.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2008.
That places Romania 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.1% | — |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.1% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 32.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 44.7% | 47.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 13 Serbia 49.0% compare
- 14 Croatia 48.0% compare
- 14 Croatia 48.0% compare
- 17 France 47.3% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 46.9% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 45.9% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 45.9% compare
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Romania was 47.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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