Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, local currency values by country
Countries reporting
71
Highest
9,590
Indonesia
Lowest
0.8333
Bulgaria
Median
8.9
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
948
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, local currency values is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 9,590 in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.8333 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.9, and the mean is 558.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,508.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 1,790.6%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-24, local currency values: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 9,590 | 2019 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 8,678 | 2020 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 8,220 | 2017 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 4,315 | 2021 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 2,950 | 2006 | up 1,790.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 1,534 | 2017 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 1,390 | 2016 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 1,044 | 2020 | up 380.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 681.92 | 2016 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 140 | 2018 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 138.89 | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 97.81 | 2019 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 82.42 | 2002 | up 1,420.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 76.72 | 2015 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 72.55 | 2020 | up 164.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 64.26 | 2018 | up 319.3% | rising |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 46.89 | 2005 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 45.74 | 2012 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 43.63 | 2021 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 41.34 | 2013 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 40.55 | 2016 | up 305.5% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 40.21 | 2019 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 23 | India | 32.88 | 2019 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 26.75 | 2020 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 23.16 | 2014 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 19.82 | 2017 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 17.73 | 2020 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Moldova | 11.51 | 2012 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 10.98 | 2016 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 10.97 | 2017 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 10.19 | 2016 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 9.61 | 2012 | up 150.5% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 9.38 | 2019 | up 291.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 9.03 | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 9.01 | 2016 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 8.9 | 2015 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 8.85 | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 8.85 | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 8.63 | 2019 | up 241.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine | 7.21 | 2008 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 7.12 | 2016 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 6.98 | 2016 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 43 | Sweden | 6.38 | 2016 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 6.28 | 2020 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Malta | 6.17 | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | France | 5.36 | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 5.05 | 2016 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 4.45 | 2016 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 4.35 | 2011 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 3.62 | 2016 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 51 | Slovakia | 3.16 | 2016 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 3.15 | 2018 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 2.92 | 1999 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 54 | Portugal | 2.85 | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 2.84 | 2016 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 56 | Czechia | 2.62 | 2016 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 2.42 | 2016 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 58 | Estonia | 2.21 | 2016 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 2.16 | 2016 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 2.03 | 2017 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Croatia | 1.81 | 2016 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 62 | Lithuania | 1.69 | 2016 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 63 | Poland | 1.61 | 2016 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 1.53 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 1.53 | 2012 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 1.44 | 2019 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 1.44 | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 1.35 | 2016 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 1.04 | 2013 | up 187.9% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 0.961 | 2016 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.8333 | 2016 | down 5.6% | rising |