Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger
Niger: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.0016 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger is 0.0016 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 2023.
Niger ranks 74th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 units per person | +35.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0016 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 units per person, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0016 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018 units per person, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +36.6% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 2024 | +35.3% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Niger was 0.0016 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- Niger ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.