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Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008

2008, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008 covers 127 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,680.24; Uganda is lowest, at 8.33. The middle country reads 270.80. Against 2007, 103 values changed (62 up, 41 down), 24 countries joined, 2 left.

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Statutory Minimum Wage · Data for 2008

HighestLuxembourg

1,680.24

LowestUganda

8.33

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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 127 countries · select a heading to sort

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1,680.241,610Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1,563.091,357Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,539.442,356Australian dollar (AUD)National floor
BelgiumBELWestern Europe1,457.021,336Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
FranceFRAWestern Europe1,427.801,321Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1,363.361,462Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1,324.512,080New Zealand dollar (NZD)For adults
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,193.27911British pound (GBP)Singular national minimum wage
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1,033.92794Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
CanadaCANNorthern America1,031.841,343Canadian Dollar (CAD)—
United StatesUSANorthern America1,014.001,014United States dollar (USD)Singular national minimum wage
CyprusCYPWestern Asia989.10743Euro (EUR)Occupational (unskilled workers)
South KoreaKOREastern Asia965.91852,020South Korean won (KRW)Singular national minimum wage
JapanJPNEastern Asia944.16121,853Yen (JPY)Regional
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe939.99617Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
IsraelISRWestern Asia890.253,850New Shekel (ILS)Singular national minimum wage
SpainESPSouthern Europe872.64700Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe825.94567Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
OmanOMNWestern Asia727.37140Omani rial (OMR)Singular national minimum wage
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean721.221,560East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Singular national minimum wage
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe695.35497Euro (EUR)Singular national minimum wage
ParaguayPRYSouth America665.751,341,775Guarani (PYG)National floor for adults
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean647.461,387East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Singular national minimum wage
LebanonLBNWestern Asia636.42500,000Lebanese pound (LBP)Singular national minimum wage
IranIRNSouthern Asia623.372,196,000Iranian rial (IRR)Singular national minimum wage

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg1,680.24
  2. Netherlands1,563.09
  3. Australia1,539.44
  4. Belgium1,457.02
  5. France1,427.80

Lowest

  1. Uganda8.33
  2. Burundi8.63
  3. Rwanda11.50
  4. Kyrgyzstan23.71
  5. Egypt26.74

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 270.80. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Minimum wage per month, local currency

    HighestIran2,196,000

    LowestGeorgia20

    Middle country: 1,872

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +24 / −2countries joined / left
  • 103values changed, of 103 in both
  • 62 · 41rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Afghanistan+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Central African Republic+ DR Congo+ Republic of the Congo+ Comoros+ Cyprus+ Dominica+ Fiji+ Gambia+ Guinea-Bissau+ Equatorial Guinea+ Saint Kitts and Nevis+ Lebanon+ Mongolia+ Mozambique+ Mauritius+ Oman+ Palau+ Papua New Guinea+ Seychelles+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+ Vanuatu+ Zambia− Mauritania− 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 2008.

  • Which end is better

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

  • 14 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) (2008). Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/minimum-wage/2008

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07Questions

Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest minimum wage in Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008?

Luxembourg, at 1,680.24, of the 127 countries in the file.

What year does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008 cover?

127.

Where can I download Statutory Minimum Wage, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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