Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 34.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 34.1% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 69.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2011.
That places Luxembourg 139th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.9% | — |
| 1966 | 67.2% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 69.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 63.9% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 61.3% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 58.5% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.5% | 67.2% | 69.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 59.2% | 53.5% | 63.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 36.0% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 29.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 26.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 32.0% | 39.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Luxembourg?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Luxembourg was 34.1% 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, male (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2011.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 139th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, male (%) (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.