Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in India

India: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0016 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0016 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in India, 2000–2023

0.0010.0010.0010.0010.0022000201120232000: 0 units per square kilometre2001: 0 units per square kilometre2002: 0 units per square kilometre2003: 0 units per square kilometre2004: 0.001 units per square kilometre2005: 0.001 units per square kilometre2006: 0.001 units per square kilometre2007: 0.001 units per square kilometre2008: 0.001 units per square kilometre2009: 0.001 units per square kilometre2010: 0.001 units per square kilometre2011: 0.001 units per square kilometre2012: 0.001 units per square kilometre2013: 0.001 units per square kilometre2014: 0.001 units per square kilometre2015: 0.001 units per square kilometre2016: 0.001 units per square kilometre2017: 0.002 units per square kilometre2018: 0.002 units per square kilometre2019: 0.002 units per square kilometre2020: 0.002 units per square kilometre2021: 0.002 units per square kilometre2022: 0.002 units per square kilometre2023: 0.002 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in India stood at 0.0016 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2000.

That places India 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in India, year by year

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in India, 2000 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2000 0.0004 units per square kilometre
2001 0.0004 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0004 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2003 0.0004 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0006 units per square kilometre +32.0%
2005 0.0006 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0006 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0006 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0007 units per square kilometre +21.2%
2009 0.0007 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0009 units per square kilometre +25.0%
2011 0.001 units per square kilometre +15.0%
2012 0.001 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0012 units per square kilometre +19.1%
2014 0.0012 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0014 units per square kilometre +16.8%
2016 0.0014 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0015 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2018 0.0015 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0016 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2020 0.0016 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0016 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0016 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0016 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 151 Zambia 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 152 Ghana 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 155 Cambodia 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 156 Oman 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 157 Russia 0.001 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in India?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in India was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2000.
How does India rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
India ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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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.

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
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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.