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

Japan: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.477 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
49th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.477 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2905 units per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Japan, 1995–2023

00.10.20.30.40.51995200920231995: 0.29 units per square kilometre1996: 0.296 units per square kilometre1997: 0.303 units per square kilometre1998: 0.309 units per square kilometre1999: 0.311 units per square kilometre2000: 0.313 units per square kilometre2001: 0.315 units per square kilometre2002: 0.315 units per square kilometre2003: 0.316 units per square kilometre2004: 0.316 units per square kilometre2005: 0.318 units per square kilometre2006: 0.32 units per square kilometre2007: 0.327 units per square kilometre2008: 0.334 units per square kilometre2009: 0.339 units per square kilometre2010: 0.347 units per square kilometre2011: 0.35 units per square kilometre2012: 0.356 units per square kilometre2013: 0.363 units per square kilometre2014: 0.371 units per square kilometre2015: 0.379 units per square kilometre2016: 0.391 units per square kilometre2017: 0.403 units per square kilometre2018: 0.416 units per square kilometre2019: 0.428 units per square kilometre2020: 0.429 units per square kilometre2021: 0.442 units per square kilometre2022: 0.457 units per square kilometre2023: 0.477 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.477 units per square kilometre for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2905 units per square kilometre, in 1995.

That places Japan 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Japan, 1995 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1995 0.2905 units per square kilometre
1996 0.2963 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1997 0.3029 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1998 0.3086 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1999 0.311 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.3134 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2001 0.3153 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2002 0.3153 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.3158 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2004 0.3162 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2005 0.3177 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2006 0.32 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.3267 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2008 0.3343 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2009 0.3391 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2010 0.3471 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2011 0.3505 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2012 0.3562 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 0.3633 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 0.3709 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2015 0.3795 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2016 0.3914 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2017 0.4033 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2018 0.4156 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2019 0.4285 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2020 0.4289 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.4422 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2022 0.457 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2023 0.477 units per square kilometre +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3019 units per square kilometre 0.2905 units per square kilometre 0.311 units per square kilometre 5
2000s 0.3214 units per square kilometre 0.3134 units per square kilometre 0.3391 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3806 units per square kilometre 0.3471 units per square kilometre 0.4285 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4513 units per square kilometre 0.4289 units per square kilometre 0.477 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 46 Gabon 0.5821 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 47 Chile 0.5519 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 48 Malawi 0.5303 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 50 Benin 0.4612 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 51 Dominican Republic 0.388 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 52 Bahrain 0.375 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Japan?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.477 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2905 units per square kilometre in 1995.
How does Japan rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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.