Median earnings per month, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local currency values by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
13,434
Korea, Republic of
Lowest
1.32
Ghana
Median
10.31
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
885
What the numbers show
Median earnings per month, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local currency values is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 13,434 in Korea, Republic of; the lowest is 1.32 in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.31, and the mean is 831.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,167.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 150.7%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per month, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 local: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Republic of | 13,434 | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 13,175 | 2017 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 12,544 | 2019 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 6,278 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 2,365 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 2,304 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,304 | 2020 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 1,029 | 2016 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 9 | Jamaica | 387.14 | 2002 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 121.85 | 2015 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 108.38 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 85.23 | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 85.06 | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 82.18 | 2021 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 81.85 | 2012 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 73.03 | 2016 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 69.72 | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 61.43 | 2019 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 19 | India | 48.25 | 2019 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 36.46 | 2020 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 21 | Honduras | 27.84 | 2017 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 22.19 | 2020 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Moldova, Republic of | 19.13 | 2012 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia | 15.59 | 2017 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 15.49 | 2012 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 15.29 | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 14.3 | 2008 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 13.13 | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 12.39 | 2016 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 12.32 | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 12.08 | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 10.59 | 2015 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 10.31 | 2016 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 10.28 | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 9.95 | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Türkiye, Republic of | 9.17 | 2019 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands, The | 8.82 | 2016 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 38 | France | 8.3 | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 39 | Italy | 8.15 | 2016 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 7.52 | 2011 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.87 | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 6.79 | 2020 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 6.78 | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 44 | Belize | 6.68 | 1999 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 6.54 | 2016 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 46 | Slovak Republic | 5.38 | 2016 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 5.24 | 2018 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 4.95 | 2016 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 49 | Greece | 4.69 | 2016 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 4.52 | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 3.99 | 2016 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia, Republic of | 3.63 | 2016 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 3.54 | 2016 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 3.42 | 2012 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Estonia, Republic of | 3.33 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 56 | Poland, Republic of | 3.02 | 2016 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 2.98 | 2017 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 2.71 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania, Republic of | 2.68 | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 2.49 | 2017 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 2.23 | 2016 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Georgia | 1.98 | 2013 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 1.7 | 2016 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 1.44 | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 65 | Ghana | 1.32 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |