Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 88.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg stood at 88.9%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1970.
That places Luxembourg 35th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.1% | — |
| 1966 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 33.3% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 46.5% | +39.9% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 49.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 52.1% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 88.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 88.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +39.9% | 33.3% | 46.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 46.5% | 50.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 56.3% | 49.6% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 62.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 75.4% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.4% | 89.9% | 6 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Luxembourg was 88.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Luxembourg ranks 35th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.