LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 10.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Luxembourg, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 10.34 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Luxembourg peaked at 10.34 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.38, in 2019.
That places Luxembourg 22nd out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.09 | — |
| 2015 | 9.49 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 9 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.68 | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 7.77 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.38 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 8.64 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 9.65 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 8.35 | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 9.55 | +16.4% |
| 2025 | 10.34 | +8.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 10.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 10.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.89, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.23 | 7.38 | 9.49 | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.12 | 8.2 | 10.34 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Luxembourg?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Luxembourg was 10.34 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 10.34 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.38 in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Luxembourg ranks 22nd out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.