As of 1 January 2025, 22 out of 27 EU countries have national minimum wages making Denmark, Italy, Austria, Finland and Sweden the exceptions. According to the latest Eurostat figures, in January 2025, 10 EU countries had minimum wages below € 1,000 per month: Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, Czechia, Estonia, Malta, Greece and Croatia. In 6 others, minimum wages ranged from €1,000 to € 1,500 per month: Cyprus, Portugal, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. In the remaining 6, minimum wages were above €1,500 per month: France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Luxembourg.
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