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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007

2007, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007 covers 105 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,619.3; Uganda is lowest, at 9.0. The middle country reads 276.8. Against 2006, 102 values changed (73 up, 29 down), 2 countries joined.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2007

HighestLuxembourg

1,619.3

LowestUganda

9.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 105 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,619.31,570Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa1,596.121,041Ouguiya (MRO)—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,503.81,317Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,474.82,218Australian dollar (AUD)—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,386.01,283Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,382.11,280Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,371.61,462Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,239.41,949New Zealand dollar (NZD)Singular national minimum wage
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,163.7883British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,089.01,387Canadian Dollar (CAD)Mean of regional minimum wages
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe985.1768Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe917.7602Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
South KoreaKOREastern Asia907.5786,480South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia898.03,710New Shekel (ILS)—
United StatesUSANorthern America893.0893United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia891.9119,080Yen (JPY)Regional; mean of regional minimum wages
SpainESPSouthern Europe824.1666Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe763.3522Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America706.21,341,775Guarani (PYG)—
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe654.9470Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
BahamasBHSCaribbean633.2693Bahamian dollar (BSD)—
IranIRNSouthern Asia627.41,830,000Iranian rial (IRR)—
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia568.69,442Philippine peso (PHP)Regional
PanamaPANCentral America562.5277Balboa (PAB)—
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia554.2585Turkish lira (TRY)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,619.3
  2. Mauritania1,596.1
  3. Netherlands1,503.8
  4. Australia1,474.8
  5. Belgium1,386.0

Lowest

  1. Uganda9.0
  2. Burundi10.3
  3. Tajikistan15.8
  4. Georgia28.7
  5. Egypt30.5

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 276.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran1,830,000

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 1,820

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 102values changed, of 103 in both
  • 73 · 29rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Belize+ Serbia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2007.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 61 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2007). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2007

0625 held

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07Questions

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007: questions and answers

Which country has the highest minimum wage in Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007?

Luxembourg, at 1,619.3, of the 105 countries in the file.

What year does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007 describe?

2007.

How many countries does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007 cover?

105.

Where can I download Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2007 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Statutory Minimum Wage, 2024.

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