Technical sheet: Minimum wage
Definition, official source, coverage and calculation method of Minimum wage. Country ranking →
Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_cur), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat
What it measures
| Indicator | Minimum wage |
|---|---|
| Unit | € per month |
| Frequency | Half-yearly |
| Access | Registered |
Official Eurostat definition
| Dataset | Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data (earn_mw_cur) |
|---|---|
| Time frequency | Half-yearly, semesterly |
| Currency | Euro |
| Permanent identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2908/EARN_MW_CUR |
| Eurostat explanatory notes | Explanatory texts (metadata) |
| Last dataset update at Eurostat | 2026-07-31 |
How to read it
Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
Coverage
| Countries with data | 29 ·                              |
|---|---|
| First period available | H1 1999 |
| Latest period published | H2 2026 |
| Ranking reference period | H2 2026 Latest period for which at least 60% of the countries that publish the indicator have released data, so the ranking is not built on a few early countries. |
IPEF calculations
- Year-on-year change: difference from the same period a year earlier (in points for percentages, as a percentage (%) otherwise).
- Rank: order among countries with data for the period; the EU27 and euro-area aggregates are not ranked. Ties share the same rank.
- Trend: latest figure against the average of the previous periods (12 months, 8 quarters, 4 half-years or 5 years).
- IPEF calculations on Eurostat data: changes, ranks and averages are computed among the countries with data for the period. The EU27 and euro-area aggregates are those published by Eurostat and are not ranked.