{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-minimum-wage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-minimum-wage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-minimum-wage/","title":"Germany Minimum Wage (2025)","description":"Germany's Minimum Wage: 2,161 EUR per month in 2025, +5.2% YoY. Eurostat (EARN_MW_CUR), 2015–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Semi-annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2015/2025","unit":"EUR per month","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany Minimum Wage","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/EARN_MW_CUR/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Semi-annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2015–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"11"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"2,161","unit":"EUR per month","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+5.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+5.2%","unit":"EUR per month"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Minimum Wage"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2015","value":1444},{"period":"2016","value":1444},{"period":"2017","value":1506},{"period":"2018","value":1506},{"period":"2019","value":1561},{"period":"2020","value":1544},{"period":"2021","value":1593.5},{"period":"2022","value":1686.5},{"period":"2023","value":1997},{"period":"2024","value":2054},{"period":"2025","value":2161}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per month"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2161.0","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"2054.0","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1997.0","yoyChange":"+18.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1686.5","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1593.5","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1544.0","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1561.0","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1506.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"1506.0","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1444.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"1444.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the statutory gross monthly minimum wage in Germany in euro, as published by Eurostat twice a year. Note that eight EU and EEA countries — Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland — set pay floors through sectoral collective bargaining rather than statute and therefore have no figure here at all; their absence is not a zero. It is published by Eurostat and updated twice a year."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2025 (11 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,161 EUR per month in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,444 in 2016. The latest reading of 2,161 in 2025 represents a change of +5.2%."}]}