Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Luxembourg, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 6.2% for unemployment rate of men vs. women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Luxembourg peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
That places Luxembourg 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +40.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +60.1% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -30.2% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +31.6% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 6 |
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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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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate of men vs. women in Luxembourg?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Luxembourg was 6.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Luxembourg ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.