Employers, male (% of male employment) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Luxembourg, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 4.0% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Luxembourg peaked at 5.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2001.
That places Luxembourg 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 98 French Polynesia 4.1% compare
- 99 Syrian Arab Republic 4.1% compare
- 100 Argentina 4.0% compare
- 102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.9% compare
- 103 Chile 3.9% compare
- 104 Serbia 3.8% compare
More work & labour data for Luxembourg
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2321 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7733 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 756.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 39.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 369.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 378.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 747.99 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Luxembourg?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Luxembourg was 4.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Luxembourg ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).