Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 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+, total (%) in Luxembourg is 58.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 59.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1990.
Luxembourg ranks 98th of 178 countries on this measure, 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+, total (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 49.3% | — |
| 1984 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.1% | 49.3% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 49.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 52.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 54.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.7% | 59.0% | 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 58.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1990.
- How does Luxembourg rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 98th out of 178 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 3.1%. 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+, total (%) (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.