Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 44.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Luxembourg, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Luxembourg stood at 44.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Luxembourg peaked at 55.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1988.
That places Luxembourg 32nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 29.4% | — |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 29.3% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 30.6% | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | -3.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 44.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 44.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.1% | 24.7% | 29.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 27.2% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 38.4% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 42.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 44.9% | 52.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Luxembourg?
- Part time employment, female in Luxembourg was 44.9% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1988.
- How does Luxembourg rank for part time employment, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 32nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.