Around 13 million workers across 21 EU countries earn the minimum wage or less, according to Eurostat. The European Commission actively supports fair and adequate minimum wages to ensure a decent standard of living for all workers.
But which countries have the highest share of minimum wage earners — and where do those workers enjoy the greatest purchasing power?
Eurostat estimates that in 2022 the share of employees earning less than 105% of the minimum wage ranged from 2.6% in Czechia to 13.0% in Bulgaria.
Because the earnings concept in the minimum wage definition and in the earnings survey differ, Eurostat sets the cut-off at 105% of the minimum wage (a 5% mark-up) to approximate the share of mini
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