Own-account workers, total in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Own-account workers, total was 5.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
5.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
176th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2003
All-time low
2.2%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1991–2016

Own-account workers, total in Luxembourg, 1991–2016

02461991200320161991: 5.6 % of total employment1992: 5.4 % of total employment1993: 5.2 % of total employment1994: 5.6 % of total employment1995: 3.7 % of total employment1996: 2.6 % of total employment1997: 3 % of total employment1998: 3.5 % of total employment1999: 3 % of total employment2000: 2.8 % of total employment2001: 2.3 % of total employment2002: 2.2 % of total employment2003: 6.2 % of total employment2004: 5 % of total employment2005: 4.9 % of total employment2006: 5 % of total employment2007: 4.1 % of total employment2008: 3.9 % of total employment2009: 5.3 % of total employment2010: 4.5 % of total employment2011: 5.5 % of total employment2012: 5.2 % of total employment2013: 5.8 % of total employment2014: 5.9 % of total employment2015: 5.4 % of total employment2016: 5.3 % of total employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 5.3% for own-account workers, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, own-account workers, total in Luxembourg peaked at 6.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2002.

Luxembourg ranks 176th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Own-account workers, total in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Own-account workers, total (% of total employment) in Luxembourg, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employment Change
1991 5.6%
1992 5.4% -4.0%
1993 5.2% -4.3%
1994 5.6% +7.7%
1995 3.7% -34.1%
1996 2.6% -28.9%
1997 3.0% +13.1%
1998 3.5% +17.7%
1999 3.0% -13.9%
2000 2.8% -5.1%
2001 2.3% -20.5%
2002 2.2% -0.8%
2003 6.2% +177.6%
2004 5.0% -18.9%
2005 4.9% -2.0%
2006 5.0% +1.3%
2007 4.1% -17.9%
2008 3.9% -6.0%
2009 5.3% +35.6%
2010 4.5% -13.8%
2011 5.5% +20.8%
2012 5.2% -4.1%
2013 5.8% +10.1%
2014 5.9% +1.2%
2015 5.4% -8.0%
2016 5.3% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.2% 2.6% 5.6% 9
2000s 4.2% 2.2% 6.2% 10
2010s 5.4% 4.5% 5.9% 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 173 Germany 5.6% compare
  2. 174 Hungary 5.5% compare
  3. 175 Estonia 5.5% compare
  4. 177 Norway 5.0% compare
  5. 178 Denmark 4.9% compare
  6. 179 Brunei Darussalam 4.5% compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More work & labour data for Luxembourg

All data for Luxembourg →

Frequently asked questions

What is own-account workers, total in Luxembourg?
Own-account workers, total in Luxembourg was 5.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest own-account workers, total recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest own-account workers, total recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
How does Luxembourg rank for own-account workers, total?
Luxembourg ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
Is own-account workers, total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Own-account workers, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Own-account workers, total in Luxembourg. Statizoid. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/luxembourg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/luxembourg/">Own-account workers, total in Luxembourg</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed