Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 54.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg is 54.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 55.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1983.
That places Luxembourg 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 31.3% | — |
| 1984 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.0% | 31.3% | 34.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 32.8% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 47.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Luxembourg was 54.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1983.
- How does Luxembourg rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.