Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Hong Kong, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0.0009 units per person. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2014.
Hong Kong ranks 82nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hong Kong?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0009 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 82nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.