Unemployed population — Unemployment in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 22.75 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
22.75 Persons
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
22.75 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
3.4 Persons
in 2001
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Unemployed population — Unemployment in Luxembourg, 1998–2025

5101520251998201120251998: 4.8 Persons1999: 4.3 Persons2000: 4.3 Persons2001: 3.4 Persons2002: 5.1 Persons2003: 7.1 Persons2004: 10.2 Persons2005: 9.1 Persons2006: 9.7 Persons2007: 8.6 Persons2008: 10.8 Persons2009: 11.7 Persons2010: 10.1 Persons2011: 11.6 Persons2012: 12.8 Persons2013: 14.8 Persons2014: 15.3 Persons2015: 18.4 Persons2016: 17.5 Persons2017: 15.9 Persons2018: 16.6 Persons2019: 17.1 Persons2020: 21.2 Persons2021: 17 Persons2022: 15 Persons2023: 17.6 Persons2024: 22.2 Persons2025: 22.8 Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in Luxembourg is 22.75 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Luxembourg peaked at 22.75 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4 Persons, in 2001.

Luxembourg ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.55 Persons 4.3 Persons 4.8 Persons 2
2000s 8 Persons 3.4 Persons 11.7 Persons 10
2010s 14.99 Persons 10.05 Persons 18.38 Persons 10
2020s 19.3 Persons 15 Persons 22.75 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 31 Norway 136.32 Persons compare
  2. 32 Israel 134.28 Persons compare
  3. 33 Bulgaria 106.85 Persons compare
  4. 35 Iceland 10.53 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed population — unemployment in Luxembourg?
Unemployed population — unemployment in Luxembourg was 22.75 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 22.75 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4 Persons in 2001.
How does Luxembourg rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.