Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local currency values by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
75.63
Korea
Lowest
0.0078
Ghana
Median
0.0782
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
910
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local currency values is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 75.63 in Korea; the lowest is 0.0078 in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0782, and the mean is 4.22.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,726.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 133.8%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local currency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 75.63 | 2017 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 66.83 | 2019 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 64.19 | 2020 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 30.04 | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 12.63 | 2017 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 6.08 | 2020 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 5.13 | 2016 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2.28 | 2002 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 0.8661 | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 0.8319 | 2018 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 0.6232 | 2015 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 0.5449 | 2019 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 0.441 | 2012 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 0.4058 | 2020 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 0.3984 | 2021 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 0.3803 | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.3248 | 2019 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 0.2961 | 2016 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 20 | India | 0.2086 | 2019 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.189 | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.1533 | 2017 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.1135 | 2020 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Moldova | 0.1101 | 2012 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 0.1039 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 0.0966 | 2016 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.095 | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0.0938 | 2012 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 0.0882 | 2016 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia | 0.0847 | 2017 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 0.0826 | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 32 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 0.0791 | 2008 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 0.0786 | 2015 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 0.0782 | 2016 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 0.0676 | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0.0671 | 2019 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 0.0643 | 2016 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 0.0591 | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 39 | France | 0.0564 | 2016 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 0.0542 | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 41 | Germany | 0.045 | 2011 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 0.0426 | 2019 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.0402 | 2020 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 0.0377 | 2016 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 45 | Belize | 0.0369 | 1999 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.0355 | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 0.0329 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 48 | Slovak Republic | 0.0306 | 2016 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 0.0297 | 2016 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 50 | Spain | 0.0293 | 2016 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 51 | Portugal | 0.0282 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 0.0272 | 2018 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.0258 | 2016 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.0231 | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 0.0213 | 2016 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 0.0207 | 2016 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 57 | Poland | 0.0173 | 2016 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 0.0171 | 2017 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 0.0166 | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.0149 | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.0136 | 2019 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.0135 | 2016 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 0.013 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 0.0105 | 2013 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 0.0095 | 2016 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 0.0085 | 2016 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 67 | Ghana | 0.0078 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |