Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United Kingdom, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0 units per person for monthly minimum wage, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +8.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 units per person, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United Kingdom was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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)
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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.