Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children was 34.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg stood at 34.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg peaked at 34.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2008.
Luxembourg ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.8% | — |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +156.2% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | +11.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 34.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.4%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.0%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +156.2% | 6.4% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 14.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 25.3% | 34.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More work & labour data for Luxembourg
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2321 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7733 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 39.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 369.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 378.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 747.99 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children in Luxembourg was 34.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children?
- Luxembourg ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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