Part time employment, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Part time employment, female was 30.9% 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 30.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Luxembourg peaked at 38.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1984.
That places Luxembourg 50th out of 111 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 in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18.0% | — |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -17.6% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 22.5% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +3.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 30.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 30.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 16.5% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 25.6% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 29.7% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.8% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Luxembourg?
- Part time employment, female in Luxembourg was 30.9% 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 38.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1984.
- How does Luxembourg rank for part time employment, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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.