Which has higher female employment rate, Luxembourg or United States of America?

United States of America, at 54.0% against 53.8% in Luxembourg as of 2025.

What is the difference in female employment rate between Luxembourg and United States of America?

0.2%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, 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.

Luxembourg vs United States of America: Female employment rate

Luxembourg

53.8%

in 2025

United States of America

54.0%

in 2025

Luxembourg rank

66th

United States of America rank

65th

Female employment rate over time

Luxembourg
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 54.0% against 53.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States of America ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 66th and United States of America ranks 65th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.0%	54.2%	18.1%	United States of America
2000s	42.5%	55.1%	12.6%	United States of America
2010s	49.3%	53.2%	3.9%	United States of America
2020s	53.6%	53.5%	0.2%	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female employment rate, Luxembourg or United States of America?: United States of America, at 54.0% against 53.8% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in female employment rate between Luxembourg and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and United States of America rank globally for female employment rate?: Luxembourg ranks 66th and United States of America ranks 65th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, 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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Indicator: Female employment rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.