Unemployment rate in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Unemployment rate was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Luxembourg, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Luxembourg is 6.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Luxembourg peaked at 6.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1991.
That places Luxembourg 72nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Luxembourg
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.5% (2025)
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Luxembourg?
- Unemployment rate in Luxembourg was 6.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.