Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 5.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Luxembourg, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Luxembourg stood at 5.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Luxembourg peaked at 7.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2008.
Luxembourg ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2 | — |
| 2001 | 5.7 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 5.8 | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | -29.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -51.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | -80.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1 | +1425.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 6.2 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6 | +94.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 5.9 | -6.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.1, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 5.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1425.0% | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | +94.9% | 3.9 | 7.6 |
| 2008 | -80.0% | 2 | 0.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.34 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.35 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More work & labour data for Luxembourg
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2321 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7733 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 756.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 39.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 369.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 378.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 747.99 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Luxembourg?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Luxembourg was 5.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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