Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 38.3% in 1979. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Luxembourg, 1969–1979
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Luxembourg is 38.3%, measured in 1979.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Luxembourg peaked at 45.1% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1976.
That places Luxembourg 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 1979, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 38.2% | 33.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.7% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Luxembourg?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Luxembourg was 38.3% in 1979, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1976.
- How does Luxembourg rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Luxembourg ranks 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 1979.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.