Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 61.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Luxembourg, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 61.8% for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 69.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2006.
That places Luxembourg 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 68.4% | — |
| 1984 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 66.9% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.4% | 67.9% | 69.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 63.2% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 58.2% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 60.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 60.3% | 62.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Luxembourg?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Luxembourg was 61.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+, male (%) (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.