Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada
Canada: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Canada 140th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 137 South Africa 0.0001 units per person compare
- 138 Bangladesh 0.0001 units per person compare
- 139 Philippines 0.0001 units per person compare
- 141 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 units per person compare
- 142 Belarus 0.0001 units per person compare
- 143 Oman 0.0001 units per person compare
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Canada was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- Canada ranks 140th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.