Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain
Spain: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain stood at 51.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain peaked at 51.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2015.
Spain ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35.2% | — |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 47.5% | 51.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Spain was 51.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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