Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 57.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Luxembourg, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 57.5% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Luxembourg peaked at 57.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1990.
That places Luxembourg 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.3% | — |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 34.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 41.5% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 48.8% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 55.9% | 57.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Luxembourg?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Luxembourg was 57.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1990.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Luxembourg ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.