Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Australia, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Australia ranks 161st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 158 Liberia 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Peru 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Libya 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Ethiopia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Canada 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Georgia 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 161st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.