Manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Manufacturing share of total employment was 2.87 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.87
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
138th
of 149 countries
All-time high
11.54
in 2000
All-time low
2.87
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg, 2000–2023

246810122000201120232000: 11.52001: 11.22002: 10.22003: 9.82004: 9.52005: 8.72006: 8.12007: 7.82008: 6.32009: 6.42010: 5.62011: 5.92012: 5.22013: 4.82014: 5.52015: 4.32016: 4.12017: 3.42018: 4.52019: 3.52020: 3.32021: 3.22022: 32023: 2.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 2.87 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg peaked at 11.54 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.87, in 2023.

Luxembourg ranks 138th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 11.54
2001 11.18 -3.1%
2002 10.25 -8.3%
2003 9.84 -4.0%
2004 9.51 -3.4%
2005 8.73 -8.2%
2006 8.14 -6.8%
2007 7.85 -3.6%
2008 6.32 -19.5%
2009 6.37 +0.8%
2010 5.61 -11.9%
2011 5.91 +5.3%
2012 5.23 -11.5%
2013 4.82 -7.8%
2014 5.46 +13.3%
2015 4.34 -20.5%
2016 4.12 -5.1%
2017 3.42 -17.0%
2018 4.45 +30.1%
2019 3.46 -22.2%
2020 3.29 -4.9%
2021 3.21 -2.4%
2022 3.02 -5.9%
2023 2.87 -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.97 6.32 11.54 10
2010s 4.68 3.42 5.91 10
2020s 3.1 2.87 3.29 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 135 Kiribati 3.95 compare
  2. 136 Jamaica 3.46 compare
  3. 137 New Caledonia 3.36 compare
  4. 139 Bahamas 2.81 compare
  5. 140 Barbados 2.53 compare
  6. 141 Angola 2.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Luxembourg was 2.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 11.54 in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 2.87 in 2023.
How does Luxembourg rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Luxembourg ranks 138th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing share of total employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,503 data points, 2000–2024
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