Monthly minimum wage, per capita by country
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
3.1 units per person
Lebanon
Lowest
0 units per person
China
Median
0.0007 units per person
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
3,872
What the numbers show
Monthly minimum wage, per capita is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 3.1 units per person in Lebanon; the lowest is 0 units per person in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0007 units per person, and the mean is 0.0441 units per person.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 5,711.1%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Monthly minimum wage, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 3.1 units per person | 2024 | up 2,815.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.1 units per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.5796 units per person | 2024 | up 422.4% | volatile |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 0.5691 units per person | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0.4038 units per person | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2059 units per person | 2024 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Mongolia | 0.1872 units per person | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 0.1744 units per person | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 9 | Guyana | 0.0724 units per person | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0.0699 units per person | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0635 units per person | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 12 | Comoros | 0.0635 units per person | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 13 | Gabon | 0.0591 units per person | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 14 | Seychelles | 0.0546 units per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 15 | San Marino | 0.0509 units per person | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 16 | Palau | 0.0499 units per person | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 0.0491 units per person | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 0.0398 units per person | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 0.0373 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0333 units per person | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 0.0306 units per person | 2025 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 0.0289 units per person | 2024 | up 808.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 0.0286 units per person | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 0.0253 units per person | 2024 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia | 0.0247 units per person | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.0246 units per person | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 27 | Dominica | 0.0236 units per person | 2024 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 28 | Jamaica | 0.0229 units per person | 2024 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 0.0198 units per person | 2025 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 30 | Congo | 0.0189 units per person | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 31 | Indonesia | 0.0179 units per person | 2024 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Albania | 0.017 units per person | 2025 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Andorra | 0.0168 units per person | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0166 units per person | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 35 | Marshall Islands | 0.0166 units per person | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.013 units per person | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritius | 0.012 units per person | 2024 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 0.0111 units per person | 2025 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Grenada | 0.0102 units per person | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0086 units per person | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 0.0082 units per person | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 0.0076 units per person | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 0.0066 units per person | 2024 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 0.0066 units per person | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 45 | Suriname | 0.0066 units per person | 2024 | up 327.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 0.0062 units per person | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.0059 units per person | 2024 | up 5,711.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Barbados | 0.0052 units per person | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 49 | Bhutan | 0.0047 units per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Malawi | 0.0042 units per person | 2024 | up 382.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 0.0041 units per person | 2024 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 0.0039 units per person | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 53 | Samoa | 0.0038 units per person | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 54 | Benin | 0.0036 units per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 55 | Senegal | 0.0035 units per person | 2024 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 56 | Chad | 0.003 units per person | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 57 | Bahamas | 0.0028 units per person | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 0.0026 units per person | 2024 | up 1,476.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0026 units per person | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 60 | Belize | 0.0025 units per person | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0023 units per person | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0023 units per person | 2025 | up 560.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 0.0023 units per person | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 64 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0022 units per person | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 66 | Kiribati | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 0.0019 units per person | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.0019 units per person | 2025 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 69 | Angola | 0.0018 units per person | 2024 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0017 units per person | 2024 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 0.0017 units per person | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 73 | Mali | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 74 | Niger | 0.0016 units per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 75 | Haiti | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 77 | Japan | 0.0015 units per person | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0.0011 units per person | 2025 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 0.0011 units per person | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 82 | Lesotho | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 84 | New Zealand | 0.0008 units per person | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 0.0007 units per person | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0.0007 units per person | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 87 | Estonia | 0.0006 units per person | 2025 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritania | 0.0006 units per person | 2022 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0.0006 units per person | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 90 | Syria | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 91 | Israel | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.0006 units per person | 2024 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | up 30.6% | flat |
| 94 | Gambia | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.0005 units per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 96 | Algeria | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 97 | Ireland | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | 0.0004 units per person | 2025 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0004 units per person | 2024 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 102 | Türkiye | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 1,759.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Monaco | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 104 | Burundi | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 105 | Kenya | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 106 | Nigeria | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.0003 units per person | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 108 | Croatia | 0.0003 units per person | 2025 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Romania | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 301.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Ukraine | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 671.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 113 | Cuba | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 859.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahrain | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 115 | Rwanda | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 116 | Guatemala | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 117 | Belgium | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 0.0002 units per person | 2024 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 0.0002 units per person | 2025 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Australia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 121 | Pakistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Libya | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 125 | Poland | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Thailand | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 127 | Netherlands | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 130 | Greece | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 131 | Portugal | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 units per person | 2025 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 135 | Morocco | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 137 | South Africa | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 658.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Philippines | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 140 | Canada | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Oman | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 144 | Zambia | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 145 | El Salvador | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 146 | Egypt | 0.0001 units per person | 2024 | up 601.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Mexico | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Malaysia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 149 | Tunisia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Peru | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 152 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 153 | Spain | 0 units per person | 2025 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 154 | France | 0 units per person | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 155 | Ecuador | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 156 | Germany | 0 units per person | 2025 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 157 | Jordan | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 158 | Liberia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 159 | Kuwait | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 160 | Ghana | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Cambodia | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Brazil | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Hong Kong | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Georgia | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 166 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 units per person | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 0 units per person | 2011 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 168 | United States of America | 0 units per person | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 169 | India | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 170 | China | 0 units per person | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage 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 ÷ 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.