Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 45.9% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 45.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2008.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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