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demographic2026

Hourly wage

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•45 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
23.72011 US$
Median: 16.62011 US$
Countries Covered
45
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
66.62011 US$
Lowest
Malawi
1.72011 US$
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland66.62011 US$
2Ireland61.62011 US$
3Netherlands55.72011 US$
4United Kingdom54.62011 US$
5United States of America53.82011 US$
By Region
North America53.82011 US$(1 countries)
Europe31.52011 US$(26 countries)
South America20.52011 US$(3 countries)
Africa10.72011 US$(2 countries)
Other8.72011 US$(10 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.72011 US$)High (66.62011 US$)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.72011 US$)

North America (1)
Europe (26)
South America (3)
Africa (2)
Other (10)
Asia (3)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Switzerland66.62011 US$
2Ireland61.62011 US$
3Netherlands55.72011 US$
4United Kingdom54.62011 US$
5United States of America53.82011 US$
6Germany47.32011 US$
7Denmark42.42011 US$
8Belgium41.02011 US$
9France39.12011 US$
10Ecuador38.02011 US$
11Finland37.92011 US$
12Sweden36.92011 US$
13Cyprus36.22011 US$
14Austria35.72011 US$
15Italy33.32011 US$
16Slovenia31.32011 US$
17Spain29.62011 US$
18Botswana28.22011 US$
19Greece25.62011 US$
20Portugal24.42011 US$
21Kenya18.12011 US$
22Hungary17.22011 US$
23Türkiye16.62011 US$
24Czech Republic16.52011 US$
25Poland16.22011 US$
26Mauritius16.12011 US$
27Lithuania13.92011 US$
28Estonia13.52011 US$
29Bulgaria12.62011 US$
30Latvia12.52011 US$
31Peru12.42011 US$
32Iraq11.82011 US$
33Colombia11.12011 US$
34Romania9.02011 US$
35Slovakia8.32011 US$
36Pakistan6.72011 US$
37United Republic of Tanzania5.52011 US$
38Uganda4.62011 US$
39Timor-Leste4.52011 US$
40Mongolia3.82011 US$
41Vietnam3.52011 US$
42Ghana3.22011 US$
43Cambodia3.22011 US$
44Rwanda3.12011 US$
45Malawi1.72011 US$
Showing 45 of 45 countries

Topics

#demographic#2011 us$#hourly#wage

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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