Real median earnings per month, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
20.98
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.0023
Cambodia
Median
5.05
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
860
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 20.98 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.0023 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.05, and the mean is 5.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,162.
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%).
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-24, deflated to 2010 and PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 20.98 | 2008 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 2 | Cyprus | 20.31 | 2012 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 15.84 | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 4 | Malta | 15.57 | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 5 | Korea | 14.73 | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 12.79 | 2016 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 12.41 | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 10.72 | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 10.04 | 2016 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 9.95 | 2016 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 9.59 | 2016 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 9.53 | 2016 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 13 | Panama | 9.47 | 2018 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 14 | France | 9.41 | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 9.05 | 2011 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 8.32 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 7.99 | 2019 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 7.13 | 2016 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 6.77 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 6.44 | 2021 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 6.29 | 2016 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 6.22 | 2017 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 23 | Jamaica | 6.16 | 2002 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 6.06 | 2016 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 5.88 | 2017 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Belize | 5.69 | 1999 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 5.67 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 28 | Ecuador | 5.44 | 2017 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.39 | 2017 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 5.19 | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 5.18 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 5.13 | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 5.05 | 2016 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 4.63 | 2017 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritius | 4.41 | 2012 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 4.41 | 2020 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 4.29 | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 4.11 | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 4.08 | 2020 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 40 | Egypt | 4 | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 3.54 | 2012 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 3.36 | 2013 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.34 | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 44 | Philippines | 3.27 | 2019 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 45 | Indonesia | 3.22 | 2019 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 46 | India | 3.16 | 2019 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 2.95 | 2016 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 2.83 | 2015 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 2.71 | 2017 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 50 | Georgia | 2.37 | 2013 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 51 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.21 | 2020 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 1.79 | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 1.7 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 1.57 | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 55 | Poland | 1.57 | 2016 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 56 | Norway | 1.56 | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 1.14 | 2016 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 1.09 | 2016 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 0.9176 | 2016 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.8257 | 2016 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.4313 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 0.3094 | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.0749 | 2015 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.016 | 2016 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.0023 | 2012 | down 99.4% | volatile |