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 45.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom, 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom peaked at 45.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.1% | — |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 38.1% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 38.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
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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 45.9% in 2019, 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 45.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 19.5%. 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. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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