Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 2.3% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Luxembourg peaked at 11.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
Luxembourg ranks 145th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -18.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 25% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +30.1% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Luxembourg?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Luxembourg was 2.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Luxembourg ranks 145th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).