Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)

Luxembourg
57.5%
in 2025
United Kingdom
57.3%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
62nd
United Kingdom rank
63rd

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom
0204060199020072025

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 57.5% against 57.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 187 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 37.1% 52.2% 15.2% United Kingdom
2000s 44.8% 54.6% 9.8% United Kingdom
2010s 52.5% 56.7% 4.2% United Kingdom
2020s 57.0% 57.7% 0.7% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages), Luxembourg or United Kingdom?
Luxembourg, at 57.5% against 57.3% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
0.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
Luxembourg ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.