Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 32.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg stood at 32.1%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 58.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2013.
That places Luxembourg 103rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.4% | — |
| 1966 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 54.3% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 57.7% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 56.4% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 54.1% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 43.8% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 52.4% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 50.5% | 58.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 31.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 22.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 21.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.0% | 35.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Luxembourg was 32.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2013.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 103rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.