Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 57.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 57.6% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 58.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1995.
Luxembourg ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.2% | — |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 48.9% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.6% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.0% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.0% | 58.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg was 57.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1995.
- How does Luxembourg rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO 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.