Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data was 1,583 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom stood at 1,583. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom peaked at 1,583 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 902, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 902 | — |
| 2000 | 936 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,011 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1,039 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 998 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1,108 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 1,187 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1,201 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,310 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1,150 | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 1,113 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,169 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,084 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,244 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 1,190 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,301 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1,510 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 1,443 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,414 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,467 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,517 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,583 | +4.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1,583 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,050, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1,583 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,103, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 902 | 902 | 902 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,105 | 936 | 1,310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,334 | 1,084 | 1,517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,583 | 1,583 | 1,583 | 1 |
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 wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom?
- Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United Kingdom was 1,583 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,583 in 2020.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 902 in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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