Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 62.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 62.3% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Luxembourg peaked at 62.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1970.
That places Luxembourg 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.8% | — |
| 1966 | 50.4% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 48.8% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 51.8% | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 50.9% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 53.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 50.4% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 50.9% | 52.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 50.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 53.4% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 57.5% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 60.8% | 62.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Luxembourg?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Luxembourg was 62.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Luxembourg ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.