Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 90.43 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.43 Rate
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 44 countries
All-time high
92.1 Rate
in 2019
All-time low
85.6 Rate
in 2002
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Luxembourg, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 90.43 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Luxembourg peaked at 92.1 Rate in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.6 Rate, in 2002.
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.7 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 85.6 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 85.8 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.9 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.1 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.3 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.6 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.4 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.6 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.7 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.8 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 86.1 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.5 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.7 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.6 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.7 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.9 Rate | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 92.1 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 91.7 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.8 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.9 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.63 Rate | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 90.43 Rate | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.11 Rate | 85.6 Rate | 86.7 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.71 Rate | 85.7 Rate | 92.1 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.38 Rate | 90.43 Rate | 91.9 Rate | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2379 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7733 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 756.65 1000 No (2050)
- 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 tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Luxembourg?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Luxembourg was 90.43 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1 Rate in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6 Rate in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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