Unemployed persons by citizenship in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Unemployed persons by citizenship was 22.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by citizenship in Luxembourg, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by citizenship in Luxembourg is 22.7 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by citizenship in Luxembourg peaked at 22.7 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4 Thousand persons, in 2001.
Luxembourg ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8 Thousand persons | 4.3 Thousand persons | 5.6 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 8 Thousand persons | 3.4 Thousand persons | 11.7 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 Thousand persons | 10.1 Thousand persons | 18.4 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.28 Thousand persons | 15 Thousand persons | 22.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.5% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by citizenship in Luxembourg?
- Unemployed persons by citizenship in Luxembourg was 22.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by citizenship recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 Thousand persons in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for unemployed persons by citizenship?
- Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by citizenship rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Unemployed persons by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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