Luxembourg vs Zambia: Female employment rate
Luxembourg
54.6%
in 2025
Zambia
53.8%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
65th
Zambia rank
68th
Female employment rate over time
- Luxembourg
- Zambia
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 54.6% against 53.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Zambia ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 68th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 53.5% | 20.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 39.5% | 4.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 52.4% | 9.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 47.3% | 4.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 51.9% | 2.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Luxembourg or Zambia?
- Luxembourg, at 54.6% against 53.8% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Luxembourg and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Zambia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Zambia rank globally for female employment rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 68th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.