Fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Fertility and female labor force participation was 58.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 58.6 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg peaked at 58.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.77, in 1970.
Luxembourg ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.2 | — |
| 1966 | 26.66 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 24.77 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 33.32 | +34.5% |
| 1983 | 32.99 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 33.13 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 34.92 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 34.76 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 35.61 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 34.34 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 34.53 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 33.61 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 35.88 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 39.06 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 37.56 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 38.36 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 35.87 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 37.02 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 38.14 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 38.51 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 40.72 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 41.37 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 42.38 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 43.51 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 43.66 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.41 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 46.35 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 49.39 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 50.37 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 48.06 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 49.88 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 49.66 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.32 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 51.98 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52.59 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.28 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.26 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 54.71 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.97 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.8 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 55.82 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.99 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 58.02 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.98 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 58.23 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.99 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 58.6 | -0.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 58.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.22, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 58.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +34.5% | 24.77 | 33.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.93 | 26.66 | 27.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.77 | 24.77 | 24.77 | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.2 | 32.99 | 35.61 | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.47 | 33.61 | 40.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.04 | 41.37 | 50.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.44 | 49.66 | 55.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.13 | 56.99 | 58.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Luxembourg was 58.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 58.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.77 in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Luxembourg ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).